The origin of consolidation laminae and dish structures in some deep-water sandstones

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 136-143

  Hurst, Andrew ^a   Cronin, Bryan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; TEXTURES;

DEEP WATER; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; MICRO-TEXTURE; MINERAL TEXTURE; PETROPHYSICAL; PRIMARY STRUCTURES; SAND GRAINS; WATER SATURATIONS;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY MINERAL; CONSOLIDATION; DEEP WATER; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 14344267575     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/061400710136     Document Type: Article

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