Mid-depth calcareous contourites in the latest Cretaceous of Caravaca (Subbetic Zone, SE Spain). Origin and palaeohydrological significance

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 131-146

  Martín Chivelet, Javier ^a   Fregenal Martínez, María Antonia ^a   Chacón, Beatriz ^a  

^a Universidad Complutense de Madrid CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Betics; Caravaca; Contourites; Late Cretaceous; Palaeoceanography; SE Spain

Indexed keywords

CONTOURITE; CRETACEOUS; DEEP WATER; FACIES ANALYSIS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY;

CARAVACA; MURCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0348224650     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(03)00176-3     Document Type: Article

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