Dolomitization by mixed evaporative brines and freshwater, Upper Miocene carbonates, Nijar, Spain

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 898-912

  Meyers, William J ^a   Lu, Feng H ^a   Zachariah, John K ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; DOLOMITIZATION; FRESHWATER; MIOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, ALMERIA, NIJAR;

CALCIUM; CARBONATES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; LIME; MIXING; MIXTURES; REEFS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STRONTIUM;

CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES; CARBONATE COMPLEXES; LAND-LOCKED BASINS; MESSINIAN SALINITY CRISIS; MIXING CALCULATIONS; RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

SEAWATER;

EID: 0031465191     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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