Fault-related hydrothermal dolomites in Cretaceous carbonates (Cantabria, northern Spain): Results of petrographic, geochemical and petrophysical studies

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-407

  Shah, Mumtaz M ^a   Nader, Fadi H ^a   Dewit, Julie ^b   Swennen, Rudy ^b   Garcia, Daniel ^c  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE SPIN   (France)

Author keywords

Aptian Albian; Fluid inclusions; He porosity; HTD; Spain; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID INCLUSION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; RECRYSTALLIZATION; REWORKING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRIASSIC;

SPAIN;

EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS;

EID: 77956594257     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.181.4.391     Document Type: Article

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