Multistage dolomitization and distribution of dolomitized bodies in Early Jurassic carbonate platforms (Southern Alps, Italy)

Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 532-565

  Ronchi, Paola ^a   Jadoul, Flavio ^b   Ceriani, Andrea ^c   Di Giulio, Andrea ^c   Scotti, Paolo ^a   Ortenzi, Andrea ^a   Previde Massara, Elisabetta ^a  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate platform; Dolomite reservoir; Dolomitization; Jurassic; Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; DOLOMITE RESERVOIR; DOLOMITIZATION; JURASSIC; SOUTHERN ALPS;

CARBONATES; CARBONATION; COMPACTION; FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; INCLUSIONS; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE; MINERALOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEAWATER; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CEMENTS;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CEMENTATION; DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION; JURASSIC; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ALPS; ITALY;

BELEMNOIDEA;

EID: 79251519006     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2010.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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