Sedimentary facies, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the sulphate-bearing Miocene Dam Formation in Qatar

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 63-96

  Dill, H G ^a   Botz, R ^b   Berner, Z ^c   Stuben D ^c   Nasir, S ^d   Al Saad, H ^d  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^d QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Deposition; Evaporite; Miocene; Qatar; Sabkha; Siliciclastic calcareous

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; MIOCENE; SABKHA; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SULFATE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; QATAR; WORLD;

EID: 13244260770     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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