Development and lithogenesis of the palustrine and calcrete deposits of the Dibdibba Alluvial Fan, Kuwait

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 423-439

  AlShuaibi, Arafat A ^a   Khalaf, Fikry I ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Calcrete; Charophyte; Kuwait; Palustrine carbonate; Silcrete

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CALCRETE; CARBONATE; CHAROPHYTE; DIAGENESIS; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARSH; PEDOGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; QUATERNARY;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

CHARALES;

EID: 79960966499     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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