Destruction of a fluvial reservoir by hydrothermal activity (Cameros Basin, Spain)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 158-173

  Ochoa, M ^a   Arribas, J ^a   Mas, R ^a   Goldstein, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Department of Geology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cameros Basin; Hydrothermal activity; Metamorphism; Porosity reduction; Sandstone diagenesis; Spain

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; BERRIASIAN; CONGLOMERATE; DIAGENESIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; METAMORPHISM; POROSITY; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WEATHERING;

CAMEROS BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN CORDILLERA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 35548953860     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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