Cementation of kerogen-rich marls by alkaline fluids released during weathering of thermally metamorphosed marly sediments. Part I: Isotopic (C,O) study of the Khushaym Matruk natural analogue (central Jordan)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1293-1310

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

^c CEREGE   (France)

^d CRPG CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; CEMENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; POROSITY; SEDIMENTS;

ALKALINE WATERS; INTENSE CARBONATION PROCESS; PERCOLATION;

KEROGEN;

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CEMENT; CLAY; KEROGEN; LIMESTONE; MARL; METAMORPHISM; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHERING;

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

EID: 34250689954     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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