Authigenesis of titania minerals and the mobility of Ti: New evidence from pro-deltaic sandstones, Cretaceous Scotian Basin, Canada

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 762-773

  Pe Piper, Georgia ^a   Karim, Atika ^a   Piper, David J W ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; FLOW OF FLUIDS; KAOLINITE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEXTURES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ELEMENT CHEMISTRY; GRANITIC TERRANE; LOWER CRETACEOUS; METEORIC WATERS; MODES OF OCCURRENCES; NEAR SURFACES; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SILICICLASTIC ROCKS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AUTHIGENESIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRETACEOUS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; ELEMENT MOBILITY; KAOLINITE; METEORIC WATER; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TITANIUM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SEA;

EID: 82055176869     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2011.63     Document Type: Article

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