The formation of stromatactis-type fenestral structures during the sedimentation of experimental slurries - A possible clue to a 120-year-old puzzle about stromatactis

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-211

  Hladil, Jindřich ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carbonate sedimentology; Fenestral structures; Mud mounds; Polydisperse suspensions; Sedimentary experiments; Stromatactis

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; MUD MOUND; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTATION; STROMATOLITE;

EID: 28444485004     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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