Aluminium loss during sandstone diagenesis

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 657-660

  Wilkinson, Mark ^a   Haszeldine, R Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; North Sea; Secondary porosity; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM; DIAGENESIS; JURASSIC; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

NORTH SEA, CENTRAL GRABEN;

EID: 0030470333     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.5.0657     Document Type: Article

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