Dolomite in caves: Recent dolomite formation in oxic, non-sulfate environments. Castañar Cave, Spain

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 160-164

  Alonso Zarza, Ana M ^a   Martín Pérez, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Casta ar Cave; Caves; Dolomite; Huntite; Low temperature; Recent; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARAGONITE; CAVE DEPOSIT; DOLOMITE; HOST ROCK; LOW TEMPERATURE; OXIC CONDITIONS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SPELEOTHEM; STOICHIOMETRY;

CACERES [EXTREMADURA]; CASTANAR DE IBOR; EURASIA; EUROPE; EXTREMADURA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CACERES;

EID: 43049172111     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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