Cementation of kerogen-rich marls by alkaline fluids released during weathering of thermally metamorphosed marly sediments. Part II: Organic matter evolution, magnetic susceptibility and metals (Ti, Cr, Fe) at the Khushaym Matruk natural analogue (Central Jordan)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1311-1328

  Elie, Marcel ^a   Techer, Isabelle ^b   Trotignon, Laurent ^c   Khoury, Hani ^d   Salameh, Elias ^d   Vandamme, Didier ^b   Boulvais, Philippe ^e   Fourcade, Serge ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL STRESS;

KHUSHAYM MATRUK NATURAL ANALOGUE; METAMORPHOSED ZONES; ORGANIC MATTER EVOLUTION; OXIDATIVE ALKALINE PERTURBATION;

KEROGEN;

ALKALINIZATION; CEMENTATION; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHROMIUM; COMBUSTION; IRON; KEROGEN; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MARL; MICRITE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; THERMAL ALTERATION; TITANIUM;

AMMAN; ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; KHUSHAYM MATRUK; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34250614334     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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