Dolomitization and dedolomitization of miocene carbonates at Gabal El-Safra, Sherm El Sheikh Area, Sinai, Egypt

Carbonates and Evaporites

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-191

  Youssef, El Sayed A A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DEDOLOMITIZATION; DOLOMITIZATION; MIOCENE;

EGYPT;

EID: 16944365442     PISSN: 08912556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175416     Document Type: Article

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