Origin of highly elongate, calcite-cemented concretions in some Italian coastal beach and dune sands

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-87

  McBride, Earle F ^a   Parea, Gian Clemente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GROUNDWATER;

CALCITE-CEMENT; CARBON SOURCE; COASTAL BEACHES; HIGH-MG CALCITES; METEORIC WATERS; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC; SCALE DOMAINS; SHALLOW MARINE;

CALCITE;

BEACH; CALCITE; CEMENTATION; CONCRETION; DUNE; PLEISTOCENE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROVENANCE;

ITALY;

EID: 14344269981     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/041900710082     Document Type: Article

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