Temporal evolution of tertiary dolostones on Grand Cayman as determined by 87Sr/ 86Sr

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-205

  Jones, Brian ^a   Luth, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; DOLOMITIZATION; DOLOSTONE; PETROGRAPHY; STRONTIUM; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TERTIARY; CEMENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION;

CAYMAN ISLANDS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CRYSTALS; LIME; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); TEXTURES;

DEPOSITIONAL TEXTURE; DOLOMITE CRYSTALS; DOLOMITIZATION; KARST DEVELOPMENT; LATE PLIOCENE; OCEANIC WATERS; OSCILLATORY ZONING; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

LIMESTONE;

EID: 0037359783     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/091602730187     Document Type: Article

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