Morphologic clues to the origins of iron oxide-cemented spheroids, boxworks, and pipelike concretions, Navajo sandstone of south-central Utah, U.S.A

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-520

  Loope, David B ^a   Kettler, Richard M ^a   Weber, Karrie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; CONCRETION; DISSOLUTION; IRON OXIDE; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PSEUDOMORPH; SANDSTONE; SIDERITE;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 79961067436     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661110     Document Type: Article

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