Diagenesis of upper jurassic concretions from the Antarctic Peninsula

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 88-100

  Scasso, Roberto A ^a   Kiessling, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON; PYRITES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY; ZEOLITES;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; CALCITE CONCRETIONS; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; ORGANIC MATTER OXIDATION; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

CALCITE;

CALCITE; CONCRETION; DIAGENESIS; JURASSIC;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 14344279275     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/032800710088     Document Type: Article

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