Deposition and early alteration of evaporites

Sedimentology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 215-238

  Schreiber, B Charlotte ^a   El Tabakh, Mohamed ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; EVAPORITE;

EID: 0034068109     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2000.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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