Basin-scale dolomite cementation of shoreface sandstones in response to sea-level fall

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1218-1229

  Taylor, Kevin G ^a   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Dolomite; Sandstone; Sequence stratigraphy; Utah

Indexed keywords

CONCRETION BODIES;

CATCHMENTS; CEMENTS; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CEMENTATION; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242407021     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25227.1     Document Type: Article

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