Trends in oolite dolomitization across the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian boundary: A case study from Death Valley, California

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 191, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 135-150

  Corsetti, Frank A ^a   Kidder, David L ^b   Marenco, Pedro J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Death Valley; Dolomite; Neoproterozoic; Ooids

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION; OOLITE; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY; SUCCESSION;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748897330     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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