Origin of ferricretes in fluvial-marine deposits of the Lower Cenomanian Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 179-189

  Tanner, Lawrence H ^a   Khalifa, Mohamed A ^b  

^a LE MOYNE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bahariya Formation; Cenomanian; Ferricrete; Ironstone; Pisolith

Indexed keywords

CENOMANIAN; COASTAL PLAIN; FERRICRETE; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOACCUMULATION; IRON; IRONSTONE; OXIDATION; PISOLITH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROGRADATION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TEXTURE;

BAHARIYA OASIS; EGYPT; GIZA [EGYPT]; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 75149122312     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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