Diagenesis and porosity preservation in Eocene microporous limestones, South Florida, USA

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 217, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 85-94

  Maliva, Robert G ^a   Missimer, Thomas M ^a   Clayton, Edward A ^a   Dickson, J A D ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonate rocks; Diagenesis; Eocene; Florida; Permeability; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DIAGENESIS; EOCENE; LIMESTONE; MICROFACIES; MUDSTONE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRESERVATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349125376     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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