Carbonate cementation in a sequence-stratigraphic framework: upper cretaceous sstones, book cliffs, utah-colorado

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 360-372

  Taylor, Kevin G ^a,b,c,d   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^a,b   Curtis, Charles D ^a,c,d   Marshall, Jim D ^a,d   Awwiller, David N ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Etwn Production Research Co   (United States)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COAL DEPOSITS; FLOODS; LANDFORMS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE CEMENTATION; CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; ORGANIC MATTER OXIDATION; ORGANIC-RICH MUDSTONE; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK;

CARBONATION;

CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034106017     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40916-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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