Pressure solution in sedimentary basins: Effect of temperature gradient

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 233-243

  Yang, Xin She ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Compaction; P T conditions; Pressure solution; Viscous materials

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DIAGENESIS; P-T CONDITIONS; PRESSURE SOLUTION;

EID: 0034006637     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00321-0     Document Type: Article

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