Petrography, chemistry and genesis of phosphorite concretions in the Eocene Umm Rijam Chert limestone Formation, Ma'an area, south Jordan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 627-635

  Tarawneh, Khalid ^a   Moumani, Khaled ^b  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Natural Resources Authority   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Concretions; Eocene; Jordan; Phosphate

Indexed keywords

CONCRETION; EOCENE; PETROGRAPHY; PHOSPHORITE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

BIVALVIA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33745013623     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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