Geochemistry of early siderite cements from the Eocene succession of Whitecliff Bay, Hampshire Basin, U.K.

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1107-1117

  Huggett, Jennifer ^a,c   Dennis, Paul ^b   Gale, Andy ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CEMENTS; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LITHOLOGY; MANGANESE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BIOGENIC CARBONATES; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; HAMPSHIRE BASINS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE; SIDERITE CONCRETION;

IRON ORES;

CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; DIAGENESIS; EOCENE; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SIDERITE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0039009799     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/112399701107     Document Type: Article

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