Origin of dolomites in the Boat Harbour Formation, St. George Group, in western Newfoundland, Canada: Implications for porosity development

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-104

  Azmy, K ^a   Knight, I ^b   Lavoie, D ^b   Chi, G ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIME; MOLAR RATIO; OCEAN STRUCTURES; POROSITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRONTIUM;

GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURES; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; LOWER ORDOVICIAN; NEWFOUNDLAND , CANADA; PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS; POROSITY DEVELOPMENT; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

BOATS;

CALCIUM; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DOLOMITE; HARBOR; HOMOGENEITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; LIME; LOW TEMPERATURE; METEORIC WATER; MUDSTONE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; STRONTIUM; TECTONIC SETTING; TREMADOCIAN;

ANTICOSTI ISLAND; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALGAE;

EID: 77951706231     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.57.1.81     Document Type: Article

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