Hydrocarbon pseudo-inclusion in barite: How to recognize and avoid artifacts

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Dutkiewicz, A ^a   Ridley, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BARITE; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PETROGRAPHY; RECOGNITION; CEMENTATION; HYDROCARBON; INCLUSION;

BARITE; HYDROCARBONS; MICROCRACKS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLISHING;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AQUEOUS COMPOSITION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; NON DESTRUCTIVE; POLISHING FLUID; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; ULTRA VIOLET EXCITATION;

AIR;

EID: 0037358269     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/080502730171     Document Type: Article

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