Significance of localized pore pressures to the genesis of septarian concretions

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1133-1147

  Hounslow, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETION FORMATION; MUDROCK; PORE PRESSURE; SEPTARIAN CONCRETION; STRESS;

EID: 0031411296     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1997.d01-64.x     Document Type: Article

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