Discrimination of density flow deposits using elemental geochemistry-Implications for subtle provenance differentiation in a narrow submarine canyon, Palaeogene, Danish North Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 221-235

  Friis, Henrik ^a   Poulsen, Mette Lise K ^a,c   Svendsen, Johan B ^b   Hamberg, Lars ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Altinex Oil Denmark A/S   (Denmark)

^c DONG Energy AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danish North Sea; Elemental geochemistry; Provenance; Siri Canyon; Stratigraphic subdivision

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FLOW DEPOSITS; ELEMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY MINERAL; PALAEOGENE SANDSTONE MEMBERS; STRATIGRAPHIC SUBDIVISION;

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LINEAR REGRESSION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DENSITY CURRENT; DIAGENESIS; HEAVY MINERAL; PALEOGENE; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE CANYON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34249097204     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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