Mapping secondary mineral formation in porous media using heavy metal tracers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Tenthorey, Eric ^a   Scholz, Christopher H ^b  

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

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Experimental; Permeability; Porosity; Reaction; Tracers

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; DIAGENESIS; HEAVY METAL; MINERAL ALTERATION; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SECONDARY MINERAL; TRACER;

EID: 0037058194     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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