Origin of cementing calcite in "carbonatite" tuffs

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-374

  Barker, Daniel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcite cement; Carbonatite; Lapilli tuff

Indexed keywords

CALCITE CEMENT; LAPILLI TUFF; METEORIC WATER;

CALCINATION; CALCITE; LIME; SILICATES;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

CALCITE; CARBONATITE; CEMENT; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; TUFF;

EID: 34147171088     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22957A.1     Document Type: Article

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