Meteoric diagenesis in carbonates below karst unconformities: Heterogeneity and control factors

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 329, Issue , 2010, Pages 291-315

  Weidlich, O ^a,b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b WINTERSHALL HOLDING GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; KARST; MICROBIALITE; OOLITE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRIASSIC; UNCONFORMITY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77955990337     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP329.12     Document Type: Article

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