Precipitation sealing and diagenesis 1. Experimental results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 23951-23967

  Tenthorey, Eric ^a   Scholz, Christopher H ^a   Aharonov, Einat ^a   Léger, Albert ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; DIAGENESIS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 0032505796     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb02229     Document Type: Article

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