Microbial boundstone dominated carbonate slope (Upper Carboniferous, N Spain): Microfacies, Lithofacies distribution and stratal geometry

Facies

Volumn , Issue 49, 2003, Pages 175-208

  Della Porta, Giovanna ^a   Kenter, Jeroen A M ^a   Bahamonde, Juan R ^b   Immenhauser, Adrian ^a   Villa, Elisa ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geometry; Microbial boundstone; Microfacies; Spain; Steep carbonate slope; Upper Carboniferous

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; FACIES; LITHOFACIES; MICROFACIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALGAE; BRYOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; GIRVANELLA; LAMIINAE; ORTONELLA;

EID: 1842719781     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-003-0031-0     Document Type: Article

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