Ulster white limestone formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Northern Ireland: Effects of basalt loading on chalk diagenesis

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-112

  Maliva, R G ^a   Dickson, J A D ^b  

^a Missimer International Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; BURIAL TEMPERATURE; CHALK; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; ULSTER WHITE LIMESTONE; ULSTER WHITE LIMESTONE FORMATION;

UK, NORTHERN IRELAND;

EID: 0030928878     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1997.tb00426.x     Document Type: Article

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