Role of Upper Cretaceous oyster bioherms in the deposition and accumulation of high-grade phosphorites in central Jordan

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1009-1020

  Abed, Abdulkader M ^a   Sadaqah, Rushdi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Jordan Phosphate Mines Company   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOHERM; CRETACEOUS; PHOSPHORITE;

JORDAN;

EID: 13044280800     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42688D8-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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