Spheroidal dolomites in a Visean karst system - Bacterial induced origin?

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 177-195

  Nielsen, P ^a   Swennen, R ^b   Dickson, J A D ^c   Fallick, A E ^d   Keppens, E ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBONIFEROUS; KARST; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY; SPHEROIDAL DOLOMITE; VISEAN;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0030990883     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1997.tb00431.x     Document Type: Article

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