Dolomitization of the Pedro Castle Formation (Pliocene), Cayman Brac, British West Indies

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 219-238

  MacNeil, Alex ^a   Jones, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cayman Brac; Diagenesis; Dolomite; Mimetic; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGRAPHY; PLIOCENE;

CAYMAN BRAC; CAYMAN ISLANDS; PEDRO CASTLE FORMATION;

EID: 0345303965     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(03)00153-2     Document Type: Article

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