Geochemistry of Late Cretaceous phosphorites in Egypt: Implication for their genesis and diagenesis

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 12-28

  Baioumy, H M ^a   Tada, R ^a   Gharaie, M H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Egypt; Francolite; Phosphatic bioclasts; Phosphatic mudclasts; Phosphorites

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; FRANCOLITE; PALEOGENE; PETROGENESIS; PHOSPHORITE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 34548048123     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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