Pseudospherulitic fibrous calcite in paleo-groundwater, unconformity-related diagenetic carbonates (paleocene of the ager basin and miocene of the Madrid Basin, Spain)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 224-238

  Rossi, Carlos ^a   Cañaveras, Juan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY;

SPAIN;

EID: 13044283428     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42689BE-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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