Sedimentology, geochemistry, economic potential and palaeogeography of an Upper Cretaceous phosphorite belt in the southeastern desert of Jordan

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-133

  Abed, Abdulkader M ^a   Amireh, Belal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bayer Kilwa Block; Jordan; Sandy phosphorite; Sirhan Arch; Upper Cretaceous; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHORITE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

JORDAN;

EID: 0033120338     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1999.0147     Document Type: Article

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