Early formation of K-feldspar in shallow-marine sediments at near-surface temperatures (southern Israel): Evidence from K-Ar dating

Sedimentology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 323-338

  Sandler, Amir ^a   Harlavan, Yehudit ^a   Steinitz, Gideon ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Israel; K Ar dating; K feldspar

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; FELDSPAR; LIMESTONE; MARL; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; TURONIAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 2142639453     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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