Microtextural controls of diagenetic alteration of detrital alkali feldspars: A case study of the shap conglomerate (lower carboniferous), Northwest England

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 198-211

  Lee, Martin R ^a   Parsons, I A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PLATELETS;

ALKALI FELDSPAR; COHERENT INTERFACE; DIAGENETIC ALTERATION; DRIVING FORCES; INCOHERENT INTERFACES; MICRO TEXTURE; NORTHWEST ENGLAND; SUBGRAIN BOUNDARIES;

FELDSPAR;

ALKALI FELDSPAR; ALTERATION; CARBONIFEROUS; CONGLOMERATE; DETRITAL GRAIN; DIAGENESIS; MICROTEXTURE;

UK, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA, SHAP;

EID: 0031808188     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268743-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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