Sulphate reduction associated with hardgrounds: Lithification afterburn!

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 34-39

  Dickson, J A D ^a,c   Wood, R A ^b,c,e   Bu Al Rougha, H ^c,d   Shebl, H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Edinburgh Collaborative of Subsurface Science and Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^d ADNOC Offshore   (United Arab Emirates)

^e SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Hardground; Lekhwair; Sulphate reduction; Thamama

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CEMENTATION; CRETACEOUS; LITHIFICATION; MICRITE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SULFATE;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 41849085469     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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