Root calcrete formation on quaternary karstic surfaces of Grand Cayman

Geologica Acta

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-88

  Alonso Zarza, A M ^a   Jones, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcretes; Cayman Island; Karst; Quaternary; Root; The Caribbean

Indexed keywords

CALCRETE; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL ROOT; DOLOSTONE; KARST; QUATERNARY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAYMAN ISLANDS; GRAND CAYMAN; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 33947406808     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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