Burial diagenesis of illite/smectite in shales and the origins of authigenic quartz and secondary porosity in sandstones

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1995-2006

  Lynch, F Leo ^a   Mack, Lawrence E ^a   Land, Lynton S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC QUARTZ; BURIAL; DIAGENESIS; ILLITE; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SECONDARY POROSITY; SHALE; SMECTITE;

USA, TEXAS, GULF COAST;

EID: 0030845656     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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