Syndepositional cements associated with nannofossils in the Marmolada Massif: Evidences of microbially mediated primary marine cements? (Middle Triassic, Dolomites, Italy)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 185, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 267-275

  Russo, Franco ^a   Gautret, Pascale ^b   Mastandrea, Adelaide ^a   Perri, Edoardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Aragonite calcite; Biomineralization; Epifluorescence; Marine cements; Nannofossils; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; NANOFOSSIL; TRIASSIC;

ALPS; DOLOMITES; EASTERN ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645094950     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.12.017     Document Type: Article

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