Composition, nucleation, and growth of iron oxide concretions

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 233, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 53-68

  Parry, W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Concretions; Goethite; Lepidocrocite; Sandstone diagenesis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; COLORADO PLATEAU; CONCRETIONS; DIAGENETICS; FLUID FLOW; GOETHITE; GROWTH TIME; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ILLITE-SMECTITE; IRON MINERALS; IRON MOBILIZATION; JURASSIC; K-FELDSPAR; K-FELDSPAR GRAINS; LEPIDOCROCITE; MODEL RESULTS; OXIDATION CONDITIONS; PORE FILLING; QUARTZ GRAINS; REACTION SITES; SAND GRAINS; SANDSTONE CORES; SANDSTONE DIAGENESIS;

ADVECTION; AQUIFERS; COATINGS; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; IRON ORES; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; OXIDATION; QUARTZ; REACTION RATES; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS;

IRON OXIDES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCRETION; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; FLUID FLOW; GOETHITE; HOST ROCK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IRON OXIDE; JURASSIC; LEPIDOCROCITE; MOBILIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

COLORADO PLATEAU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650589844     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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