Sedimentation, depositional environment and diagenesis of Eocene biosiliceous deposits in Gafsa basin (southern Tunisia)

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 187-200

  Henchiri, Mohsen ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Biosiliceous deposits; Diagenesis; Dolomitization; Gafsa basin; Tunisia; Zeolitization

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; EOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; TRANSGRESSION;

AFRICA; GAFSA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 35848970089     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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