Massive dolomitization of a late Miocene carbonate platform: A case of mixed evaporative brines with meteoric water, Nijar, Spain

Sedimentology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 263-277

  Lu, Feng H ^a   Meyers, William J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DOLOMITIZATION; EVAPORITE; MIOCENE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0031819791     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1998.0142e.x     Document Type: Article

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