Kaolinitic meniscus bridges as an indicator of early diagenesis in Nubian sandstones, Sinai, Egypt

Sedimentology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1221-1229

  Du Bernard, Xavier ^a   Carrio Schaffhauser, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Kaolinite; Nubian sandstone; Sandstone diagenesis

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; DIAGENESIS; INFILTRATION; KAOLINITE; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

EID: 0345831917     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2003.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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