Petrography of gypsum-bearing fades of the Codó Formation (Late Aptian), Northern Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 557-572

  Paz, Jackson D S ^a   Rossetti, Dilce F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evaporite; Late Aptian; Paleolake; Petrography; Sabkha; S o Lu s Graja Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748579586     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 00013765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652006000300014     Document Type: Article

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