Dolomitization and neomorphism of irish lower carboniferous (early mississippian) limestones: Evidence from petrographic and isotopic data

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 83, 2005, Pages 395-408

  Wright, Wayne R ^a   Somerville, Ian D ^b   Gregg, Jay M ^c   Johnson, Aaron W ^d   Shelton, Kevin L ^d  

^a Robertson Research International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DOLOMITE; LIMESTONE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PETROGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548598174     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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