Differential early diagenetic low-Mg calcite cementation and rhythmic hardground development in Campanian-Maastrichtian chalk

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 261-281

  Molenaar, N ^a   Zijlstra, J J P ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Campanian Maastrichtian chalk; Early calcite cementation; Internal redistribution of bioclastic carbonate; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CAMPANIAN; CEMENTATION; CHALK; CYCLICITY; DIAGENESIS; HARDGROUND; MAASTRICHTIAN;

EID: 0030913622     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00064-4     Document Type: Article

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