Petrography and geochemistry of Paleocene-Eocene (Ewekoro) limestone, eastern Benin basin, Nigeria: implications on depositional environment and post-depositional overprint
Petrographic and geochemical studies were undertaken on the Paleocene-Eocene limestones of the Ewekoro Formation in order to infer the depositional and post-depositional imprints on the limestone. Thin section petrographic studies revealed three distinct microfacies; grainstone, packstone and wackes...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021026827 |