Dolomitization of the Leduc formation (upper Devonian), Southern Rimbey-Meadowbrook Reef Trend, Alberta

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 411-423

  Drivet, Eva ^a   Mountjoy, Eric W ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAKES; MINERALOGY; REEFS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CARBONATE BUILD-UP; FLUID INCLUSION DATA; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURES; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE SOLUTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CEMENTATION; DEVONIAN; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID FLOW; REEF; REPLACEMENT;

CANADA, ALBERTA, RIMBEY-MEADOWBROOK REEF TREND;

EID: 0030821283     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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