Weathering of the eaton sandstone (Pennsylvanian), grand ledge, Michigan: Geochemical mass-balance and implications for reservoir properties beneath unconformities

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1118-1128

  Price, Jason R ^a   Velbel, Michael A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBONATES; CASE HARDENING; CEMENTS; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRON; KAOLINITE; PYRITES; SANDSTONE; SEALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEXTURES; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

CARBONATE CEMENT; FERRIC OXY-HYDROXIDES; FERROUS SULFIDE; INTERGRANULAR POROSITY; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; QUANTITATIVE MODIFICATION; QUARTZ-ARENITE; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; AQUIFER RESERVOIRS;

WEATHERING;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; MASS BALANCE; PENNSYLVANIAN; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0040788140     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/102199701118     Document Type: Article

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