Sedimentary vs. diagenetic control on rhythmic calcareous successions (Pliensbachian of Asturias, Spain)

Terra Nova

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 162-170

  Bádenas, Beatriz ^a   Aurell, Marc ^a   García Ramos, José Carlos ^b   González, Beatriz ^b   Piñuela, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; FACIES ANALYSIS; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; MARL; PLIENSBACHIAN;

ASTURIAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 66349124962     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2009.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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