An organogenic origin for widespread dolomite in the Cambrian Eilean Dubh Formation, northwestern Scotland

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-64

  Wright, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; METAL IONS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CARBONATE ALKALINITY; CYANOBACTERIAL MATS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DOLOMITE FORMATIONS; ENTHALPY OF HYDRATIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SEQUENTIAL DEGRADATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BIODEGRADATION;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CAMBRIAN; CYANOBACTERIAL MAP; CYANOBACTERIAL MAT; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND;

EID: 0030908614     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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