Cementation patterns and genetic implications of Holocene beachrocks from northeastern Brazil

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 192, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 207-230

  Vieira, Marcela Marques ^a   De Ros, Luiz Fernando ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beachrock; Brazil; Carbonate cement; Diagenesis

Indexed keywords

BEACHROCK; CALCITE; CEMENTATION; HOLOCENE; MAGNESIUM; MICRITE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SMECTITE;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

FORAMINIFERA; FUNGI;

EID: 33750958845     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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