Clay-mineral authigenesis in the Late Permian Coal Measures, Bowen Basin, Queensland, Australia

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 351-365

  Uysal, I Tonguç ^a   Golding, Suzanne D ^a   Audsley, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorite; Clay Mineral distribution; Fluid flow; Illite Smectite; Kaolinite

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CHLORITE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; POTASSIUM; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AUTHIGENESIS; CLAY MINERAL DISTRIBUTION; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; SMECTITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CLAY MINERAL; COAL MEASURES; PERMIAN;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0033946658     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2000.0480306     Document Type: Article

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