Basin-scale distribution of authigenic clay minerals in the Late Maastrichtian-Early Paleocene fluvial strata of the Alberta foredeep: Implications for burial depth

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-274

  Khidir, A ^a   Catuneanu, O ^b  

^a ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; AUTHIGENIC CLAYS; BURIAL DEPTHS; DICKITE; ILLITE-SMECTITE; PALEOCENE; QUARTZ CEMENTS; SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS; SMECTITES;

KAOLINITE; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CLAY MINERAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; FELDSPAR; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOREARC BASIN; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOCENE; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

SALIX;

EID: 77954673949     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.57.3.251     Document Type: Article

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