Corrosion of heavy minerals during weathering and diagenesis: A catalog for optical analysis

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 280, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-178

  Andò, Sergio ^a   Garzanti, Eduardo ^a   Padoan, Marta ^a   Limonta, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bengal Basin; Diagenetic dissolution; East African Rift; Equatorial weathering; Kagera River; Surface textures

Indexed keywords

BENGAL BASIN; COLOR TABLES; DATA REPRODUCIBILITY; DIAGENETIC EVOLUTION; DIAGENETICS; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; EQUATORIAL AFRICA; HEAVY MINERALS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; OROGENIC SEDIMENTS; SECONDARY POROSITY; SURFACE TEXTURES; VISUAL COMPARISON;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEXTURES; WEATHERING;

MINERALS;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CORROSION; DEPOSITION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; HEAVY MINERAL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PALEOCLIMATE; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

BENGAL; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KAGERA RIVER;

EID: 84867983984     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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