Stable-isotope and elemental trends in Pleistocene sabkha dolomites: Descending meteoric water vs. sulfate reduction

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 256-266

  Chafetz, Henry S ^a   Imerito Tetzlaff, Alicia A ^a   Zhang, Jilin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE; METEORIC WATER; SABKHA; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 13044294681     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42689C8-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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