Origin of basal dolomitic claystone in the Marsili Basin, Tyrrhenian Sea

Marine Geology

Volumn 236, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 121-141

  Dekov, Vesselin M ^a   Kamenov, George D ^b   Savelli, Carlo ^c   Stummeyer, Jens ^d   Marchig, Vesna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

dolomitic claystones; glaciation; Marsili Basin; metalliferous sediments; Tyrrhenian Sea

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITIC CLAYSTONES; GLACIATION; MARSILI BASIN; METALLIFEROUS SEDIMENTS; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; SEDIMENTS;

CLAY;

BASALT; CLAYSTONE; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; GLACIATION; MARINE SEDIMENT;

MARSILI BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EID: 33845954464     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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