Lithology, micropaleontology and chemical composition of calcareous rocks of Paleozoic through Cenozoic age (Surat Thani Province, central Peninsular Thailand): Implications concerning the environment of deposition and the economic potential of limetones

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-89

  Dill, Harald G ^a   Luppold, Friedrich Wilhelm ^b   Techmer, Astrid ^c   Chaodumrong, Pol ^d   Phoonphun, Surachet ^d  

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

^b Geological Survey of Lower Saxony   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^d Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Paleogeography; Peninsular Thailand

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CENOZOIC; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOZOIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 1642354398     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00111-1     Document Type: Article

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