Biomorphic formations in recent phosphorites

Oceanology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 711-715

  Baturin, G N ^a   Titov, A T ^b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; MORPHOLOGY; OOZE; PHOSPHORITE; SHELF SEDIMENT;

AFRICA; NAMIBIAN SHELF; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33749856076     PISSN: 00014370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0001437006050110     Document Type: Article

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