Characteristics, distribution and diagenetic stages of chert in the La Silla Formation (Lower Ordovician), Argentine Precordillera

Characteristics, distribution and diagenetic stages of chert in the La Silla Formation (Lower Ordovician), Argentine Precordillera

The late Cambrian - late Tremadocian La Silla Formation is a carbonate unit of the eastern Precordillera in Argentina whose facies indicate a shallow platform environment. Until this moment, there were no studies that referred to the diagenetic evolution of these rocks. The present study involves th...

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Main Authors: Mariana M. Raviolo, José A. Barbosa, Virgínio H. Neumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2009-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
carbonatos
chert
diagênese inicial
Pré-Cordilheira Oriental
Ordoviciano Inferior
carbonates
early diagenesis
eastern Precordillera
Lower Ordovician
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