Rethinking the origins of the red chert at La Désirade, French West Indies

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 328, Issue , 2009, Pages 457-467

  Montgomery, Homer ^a   Kerr, Andrew C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHERT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PILLOW LAVA; RADIOLARITE; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GUADELOUPE; LA DESIRADE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; PACIFIC OCEAN; PUERTO RICO;

CLARKIA CONCINNA; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

EID: 75249087911     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP328.18     Document Type: Article

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