Carbon isotope excursions and crinoid dissolution at exposure surfaces in carbonates, West Texas, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 404-410

  Dickson, J A D ^a   Saller, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; CALCITE; CARBON; DISSOLUTION; MAGNESITE; MIXTURES; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

BROAD APPLICATION; CALCITE-CEMENT; CARBON ISOTOPE EXCURSIONS; MARINE CARBONATES; METEORIC WATERS; PEDOGENIC CARBONATES; PENNSYLVANIANS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

MAGNESIUM;

CALCITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DISSOLUTION; DOLOMITE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SUBAERIAL EXPOSURE;

HORSESHOE ATOLL; MIDLAND BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

PELMATOZOA;

EID: 33646446503     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2006.043     Document Type: Article

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