Sedimentology and diagenesis of the Scollard sandstones in the Red Deer Valley area, central Alberta

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-69

  Khidir, Ahmed ^a   Catuneanu, Octavian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; MICA; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DIAGENESIS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CLAY MINERAL; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CANADA;

EID: 0042426036     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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