Petrography and geochemistry of early-stage, fine-and medium-crystalline dolomites in the Middle Devonian Presqu'ile Barrier at Pine Point, Canada

Sedimentology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 433-446

  Qing, Hairuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; DOLOMITE; GEOCHEMISTRY;

CANADA;

EID: 0031689295     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1998.0154f.x     Document Type: Article

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