Carbonate microfacies and depositional environments of Silurian-Devonian boundary strata in the Barrandian area (Czech Republic)

Geologica Carpathica

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 497-510

  Vacek, František ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Barrandian area; Calciturbidites; Carbonate microfacies; Devonian; Silutian

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC ROCK; CARBONATE ROCK; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEVONIAN; GRAINSTONE; LIMESTONE; MICROFACIES; RHYTHMITE; SHALE; SILURIAN; TURBIDITE;

BARRANDIAN BASIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 38649118205     PISSN: 13350552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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