Beachrocks from the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain)

Marine Geology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 75-93

  Calvet, F ^a   Cabrera, M C ^b   Carracedo, J C ^c   Mangas, J ^b   Perez Torrado F J ^b   Recio, C ^d   Trave A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beachrocks; La Palma (Canary Islands); Marine cements; Quaternary; Stable isotopes; Trace elements; Volcanic conglomeratic beaches

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; CALCITE; CEMENTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ROCKS; VOLCANOES; WATER WAVES;

BEACHROCKS;

COASTAL ZONES;

BEACHROCK; CEMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; LA PALMA;

EID: 0038530780     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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