Influence of sedimentary setting on the use of magnetic susceptibility: Examples from the Devonian of Belgium

Sedimentology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1292-1306

  Da Silva, A C ^a   Mabille, C ^a   Boulvain, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atoll; Belgium; Carbonate mound; Carbonate platform; Devonian; Magnetic susceptibility; Ramp

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEPOSITION; DEVONIAN; DIAGENESIS; FACIES; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67651095703     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2008.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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