Distribution of diagenetic alterations in fluvial, deltaic, and shallow marine sandstones within a sequence stratigraphic framework: Evidence from the Mullaghmore Formation (Carboniferous), NW Ireland

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 760-774

  Ketzer, J Marcelo ^a   Morad, S ^a   Evans, Richard ^b   Al Aasm, I S ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; FACIES ANALYSIS; PETROGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; CALCITE; CHLORITE; DOLOMITE; ILLITE; PARASEQUENCE;

IRELAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CALCITE; DEPOSITS; FELDSPAR; IRON COMPOUNDS; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

DIAGENETIC ALTERATION; HIGHSTAND SYSTEMS TRACT; INCISED VALLEY; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK; SHALLOW MARINE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACTS;

STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0038067807     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/042202720760     Document Type: Article

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