Hypogene speleogenetic evidences in the development of Cova des Pas de Vallgornera (Mallorca Island, Western Mediterranean)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 349-354

  Fornos J J ^a   Gines A ^a   Gines J ^a   Gracia F ^b   Merino, A ^b   Cifre, J ^a   Hierro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b Federació Balear d Espeleologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; MINERALS;

DISSOLUTION PROCESS; EOGENETIC KARSTS; KARSTIFICATION; MALLORCA ISLANDS; METEORIC WATERS; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; UPPER MIOCENE; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

CAVES;

EID: 85007351726     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12486-0_54     Document Type: Article

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