Diagenetic history of triassic sandstone from the beacon supergroup in central Victoria Land, Antarctica

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 447-458

  Bernet, Matthias ^a,b   Gaupp, Reinhard ^a,c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Beacon Supergroup; Contact diagenesis; Dolerite intrusion; Zeolite cementation

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; SANDSTONE; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; VICTORIA LAND; WORLD;

EID: 27144504679     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2005.9515125     Document Type: Article

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