How clay grain coats inhibit quartz cement and preserve porosity in deeply buried sandstones: Observations and experiments

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2091-2119

  Ajdukiewicz, Joanna M ^a   Larese, Richard E ^b  

^a Exxon Mobil   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; NUCLEATION; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTURES;

GROWTH LIMITATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL EXPERIMENTS; HYDROTHERMAL REACTOR; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; NATURALLY OCCURRING; POROUS SANDSTONE; SECONDARY CONTROL;

QUARTZ;

AUTHIGENESIS; BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CEMENT; COALESCENCE; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; POROSITY; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84869450962     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02211211075     Document Type: Article

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