Characterization and significance of dedolomite in Wadi Nisah, central Saudi Arabia

GeoArabia

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 15-29

  Cantrell, Dave L ^a   Al Khammash, Abdullah ^b   Jenden, Peter D ^c  

^a E and PE Technology Department   (Saudi Arabia)

^b American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)   (United States)

^c Research and Development Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DOLOMITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; TEXTURE;

AR RIYAD [SAUDI ARABIA]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA; WADI NISAH;

EID: 34447131088     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia120315     Document Type: Article

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