Benthic carbonate factories of the Phanerozoic

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-464

  Schlager, Wolfgang ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbonate factory; Carbonate production; Cool water; Mud mound; Tropical

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBONATE SYSTEM; MUD MOUND; PHANEROZOIC; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENTATION RATE;

EID: 0142156088     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-003-0327-x     Document Type: Article

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