Self-organization origin of wood-grained chert, Portland Limestone Formation (Upper Jurassic), southern England

Geological Magazine

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 413-421

  Maliva, R G ^a   Dickson, J A D ^b   Schiavon, N ^b   Fallick, A E ^c  

^a Missimer International Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CHERT; CONCRETION; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; TEXTURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032727283     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756899002629     Document Type: Article

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