Influence of host-rock texture on the morphology of carbonate concretions in a meteoric diagenetic environment

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 377-388

  Cavazza, William ^a   Braga, Roberto ^a   Reinhardt, Eduard G ^b   Zanotti, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BEACHES; CALCITE; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY; TEXTURES;

CARBONATE CONCRETION; DEGREE OF CEMENTATION; DIAGENETIC PROCESS; ELONGATE CONCRETIONS; PERIODIC OSCILLATION; PERMEABILITY DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; TOPOGRAPHIC GRADIENTS;

MORPHOLOGY;

ADVECTION; CALCITE; CARBONATE; CONCRETION; DIAGENESIS; FACIES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOST ROCK; MIOCENE; PEBBLE; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUATERNARY; SANDSTONE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHY; TERRACE; TURBIDITE; WATER TABLE;

EID: 67949086373     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2009.047     Document Type: Article

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