40Ar/39Ar analyses of authigenic muscovite, timing of stylolitization, and implications for pressure solution mechanisms: Jurassic Norphlet Formation, offshore Alabama

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 269-279

  Thomas, Andrew R ^a   Dahl, William M ^b   Hall, Chris M ^c   York, Derek ^c  

^a Texaco Inc Houston   (United States)

^b Texaco USA ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscovite; Norphlet Formation; Pressure solution; Quartz cement; Sandstone; Stylolites

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; FILLING; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE;

MUSCOVITE; NORPHLET FORMATION; PRESSURE SOLUTION; QUARTZ CEMENTS; STYLOLITES;

MICA;

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; JURASSIC; MUSCOVITE; NORPHLET FORMATION; PRESSURE SOLUTION MECHANISM; STYLOLITIZATION;

USA, ALABAMA;

EID: 0027802491     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: 15528367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1993.0410301     Document Type: Article

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