The impact of meteoric water on the diagenetic alterations in deep-water, marine siliciclastic turbidites

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 254-258

  Mansurbeg, H ^a   El ghali, Mohamed A K ^a   Morad, S ^a   Plink Bjorklund P ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Hyperpycnal flows; Kaolinite; Meteoric water

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; HYPERPYCNAL FLOWS; KAOLINITE; METEORIC-WATER;

DISSOLUTION; KAOLIN; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

DIAGENESIS; METEORIC WATER; SANDSTONE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE BASIN; SHETLAND BASIN;

EID: 33645942736     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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