Chemosynthetic microbialites in the Devonian carbonate mounds of Hamar Laghdad (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 200, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 73-88

  Cavalazzi, Barbara ^a   Barbieri, Roberto ^a   Ori, Gian Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofabrics; Carbonate mounds; Devonian; Fossil microbes; Hamar Laghdad; Veins

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEVONIAN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIALITE; MUD MOUND; ONCOLITE; STROMATOLITE;

AFRICA; ANTI-ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34250701726     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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