Silicification of sulphate evaporites and their carbonate replacements in Eocene marine sediments, Tunisia: Two diagenetic trends

Sedimentology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1135-1159

  Henchiri, Mohsen ^a   Slim s'himi, Najet ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chert nodules; Diagenetic carbonates; Evaporites; Quartz geodes; Silicification; Sulphate reduction; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CHERT; DIAGENESIS; EOCENE; EVAPORITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; QUARTZ; SILICIFICATION; SULFATE;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33748886007     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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