Origin of Late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 261-275

  Baioumy, Hassan ^a,b   Tada, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacterially mediated phosphatic sedimentation; Egypt; Phosphatic bioclasts; Phosphatic mudclasts; Phosphorites; Redeposition; Transgressive lag deposits

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; PHOSPHORITE; PROVENANCE; REWORKING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17444409953     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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