Diagenesis of the Middle Eocene Upper Dammam Subformation, Qatar: Petrographic and isotopic evidence

Carbonates and Evaporites

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-81

  Holail, Hanafy H M ^a   Shaaban, Mohamad M N ^a   Mansour, A S ^a   Rifai, I ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; EOCENE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; QATAR; WORLD;

EID: 20544468439     PISSN: 08912556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175450     Document Type: Article

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