Radiaxial-fibrous calcites: A new look at an old problem

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 23-36

  Richter, D K ^a   Neuser, R D ^a   Schreuer, J ^a   Gies, H ^a   Immenhauser, A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biominerals; Carbonate cements; Crystallography; Geochemistry; Mg Ca ratio; Precipitation environment

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALS; C-AXIS ORIENTATIONS; CARBONATE CEMENTS; CENOZOIC; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; FIBROUS CEMENT; HOLOCENES; JURASSIC; KINETIC FACTORS; LOCAL STRAINS; MESOZOIC; METABOLIC EFFECTS; PALEOZOIC; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PORE FILLING; SPECIFIC NUCLEATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LIMESTONE; NUCLEATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CALCITE;

BELEMNITE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CENOZOIC; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM; MESOZOIC; NUCLEATION; PALEOZOIC; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STRATIGRAPHY; TEXTURE;

BELEMNOIDEA;

EID: 79960993841     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.06.003     Document Type: Review

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