Diagenesis in oxidising and locally reducing conditions - an example from the Triassic Skagerrak Formation, Denmark

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 259-276

  Weibel, R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Oxidation; Red bed; Red white colour differences; Reduction spots; Skagerrak Formation; Triassic

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DIAGENESIS; RED BED; REDOX CONDITIONS; TRIASSIC;

DENMARK;

EID: 0032215912     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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