Facies pattern of western Tethyan Middle Triassic black carbonates: The example of Gutenstein Formation in Silica Nappe, Carpathians, Hungary, and its correlation to formations of adjoining areas

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 194, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 99-114

  Hips, Kinga ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carbonate ramp; Carpathians; Deep ramp facies; Gutenstein Formation; Microbialites; Middle Triassic; Sponge microbe mud mounds

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; MICROBIALITE; MUD MOUND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TRIASSIC;

CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

ANISIA; FORAMINIFERA; GLOMOSPIRA;

EID: 33845493101     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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