Diagenetic gypsum related to sulfur deposits in evaporites (Libros Gypsum, Miocene, NE Spain)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 228, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 304-318

  Ortí, Federico ^a   Rosell, Laura ^a   Anadon Pere P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagenetic gypsum; Evaporites; Lacustrine; Miocene; Native sulfur; NE Spain

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; EVAPORITE; GYPSUM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIOCENE; OXIDATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR;

ARAGON; LIBROS; SPAIN; TERUEL [ARAGON]; TERUEL BASIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954214619     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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