Carbonate diagenesis during thermo-convection: Application to secondary porosity generation in clastic reservoirs

Chemical Geology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 41-61

  Genthon, Pierre ^a   Schott, Jacques ^b   Dandurand, Jean Louis ^b  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Convection; Diagenesis; Hydrology; Mass transfer; Sedimentary basins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042763195     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00075-2     Document Type: Article

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