Follow the water: Connecting a CO2 reservoir and bleached sandstone to iron-rich concretions in the Navajo Sandstone of south-central Utah, USA

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 250-

  Chan, M A ^a   Parry, W T ^a   Bowen, B B ^b   Potter, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IRON ORE; RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE;

NAVAJO MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84857483947     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G31983C.1     Document Type: Note

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