Cenozoic calcretes from the Teruel Graben, Spain: Microstructure, stable isotope geochemistry and environmental significance

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 91-108

  Alonso Zarza, A M ^a   Arenas, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Laminar and nodular calcretes; Palaeoenvironmental implications; Spain; Stable isotopes; Teruel

Indexed keywords

CALCRETE; CENOZOIC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID REGION;

ARAGON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TERUEL [ARAGON];

EID: 2442629408     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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