Geochemical variations within a laminated evaporite deposit: Evidence for brine composition during formation of the Permian Castile Formation, Texas and New Mexico, USA

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 223-235

  Leslie, Alick B ^a   Harwood, Gill M ^c   Kendall, Alan C ^b  

^a Scottish Lime Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE COMPOSITION; EVAPORITE; LAMINATION; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN;

USA, NEW MEXICO; USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0030845657     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00087-5     Document Type: Article

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