Reflux stratabound dolostone and hydrothermal volcanism-associated dolostone: A two-state dolomitization model (Jurassic, Lebanon)

Sedimentology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 339-360

  Nader, Fadi H ^a   Swennen, Rudy ^a   Ellam, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dolomitization; Isotopes; Lebanon; Saddle dolomite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DOLOMITIZATION; DOLOSTONE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; JURASSIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 2142764477     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00629.x     Document Type: Article

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