Carbonate facies dominated by syndepositional cements: A key component of middle Triassic platforms. The Marmolada case history (Dolomites, Italy)

Facies

Volumn , Issue 42, 2000, Pages 211-226

  Russo, Franco ^a   Mastandrea, Adelaide ^a   Stefani, Marco ^b   Neri, Claudio ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate platforms; Cementation; Dolomites(Italy); Microfacies; Middle Triassic

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CEMENTATION; TRIASSIC;

ALPS; ITALY;

ANISIA; METAZOA;

EID: 0033927865     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02562573     Document Type: Article

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