Products and timing of diagenetic processes in upper Rotliegend sandstones from Bebertal (North German Basin, Parchim formation, Flechtingen High, Germany)

Geological Magazine

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 827-840

  Fischer, Cornelius ^a,d   Dunkl, IstváN ^a   Von Eynatten, Hilmar ^a   Wijbrans, Jan R ^b   Gaupp, Reinhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diagenesis; Flechtingen High; geochronology; K feldspar overgrowth; North German Basin; Rotliegend

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; FELDSPAR; FISSION REACTIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEXTURES; TIMING CIRCUITS; ZIRCON;

DIAGENESIS; FLECHTINGEN HIGH; K-FELDSPAR; NORTH GERMAN BASIN; ROTLIEGEND;

QUARRIES;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; EXHUMATION; FELDSPAR; FISSION TRACK DATING; GRABEN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ILLITE; JURASSIC; OUTCROP; PERMIAN; POTASSIUM; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; TRIASSIC; ZIRCON;

NORTH GERMAN BASIN;

EID: 84860169518     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756811001087     Document Type: Article

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