Syngenetic textural evolution of modern sabkha stromatolites (Kuwait)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 237-245

  Duane, Michael J ^a   Al Zamel, Abdalla Z ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Cementation; Kuwait; Sabkha; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; SABKHA; STROMATOLITE; TEXTURE;

KUWAIT;

EID: 0033386244     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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