Differential diagenesis of rhythmic limestone alternations supported by palynological evidence

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 715-725

  Westphal, Hildegard ^a,d   Head, Martin J ^b,e   Munnecke, Axel ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; COMPACTION; DISSOLUTION; FERTILIZERS; LIME; LIMESTONE; NEEDLES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ADJACENT LAYERS; CALCITE-CEMENT; CEMENTED LAYERS; DIAGENETICS; FINE GRAINED; MECHANICAL COMPACTION; PALYNOMORPHS; SHALLOW BURIAL;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

DIAGENESIS; LIMESTONE; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE; RHYTHMITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0042185306     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40932-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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