Geochemistry of cadmium in the negev phosphorites

Chemical Geology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 87-107

  Nathan, Y ^a   Soudry, D ^a   Levy, Y ^b   Shitrit, D ^b   Dorfman, E ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b Rotem Amfert Negev   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Diagenesis; Facies control; Geochemistry; Israel; Negev; Phosphorite

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DIAGENESIS; FACIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMSTRY; PHOSPHORITE;

ISRAEL, NEGEV DESERT;

EID: 0031404358     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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