Isotopic evidence for carbonate cementation and recrystallization, and for tectonic expulsion of fluids into the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1108-1119

  Machel, H G ^b   Cavell, P A ^a   Patey, K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATION; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; LIME; LIMESTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TECTONICS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY);

CARBONATE CEMENTATION; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; HYDROCARBON OXIDATION; METAMORPHIC FLUIDS; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; THERMOCHEMICAL SULFATE REDUCTION; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASINS; ALBERTA , CANADA; FORELAND BASIN; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); CARBONATION;

CALCITE; CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; DEVONIAN; DOLOMITE; DOLOSTONE; FLUID EXPULSION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIMESTONE; OXIDATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TECTONIC SETTING; LARAMIDE OROGENY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN; OBED PLATFORM;

EID: 0030453638     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<1108:IEFCCA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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