Stability of detrital heavy minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf as a function of depth and temperature

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 992-1002

  Walderhaug, Olav ^a   Porten, Kristin W ^a,b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CEMENTS; DISSOLUTION; GARNETS; KAOLINITE; MONAZITE; SANDSTONE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCON;

HEAVY MINERALS; NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELVES; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; QUARTZ CEMENTS; SECONDARY PORES; THIN SECTION; TIME TEMPERATURE;

QUARTZ;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DEVONIAN; EPIDOTE; GARNET; HEAVY MINERAL; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SANDSTONE; STAUROLITE; TITANITE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA; NORWEGIAN SHELF [NORWEGIAN SEA];

EID: 37049015794     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.091     Document Type: Article

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