Sedimentologic and diagenetic controls on pore-network characteristics of Oligocene-Miocene ramp carbonates (Majella Mountain, central Italy)

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 487-524

  Rustichelli, Andrea ^a   Tondi, Emanuele ^a   Agosta, Fabrizio ^b   Di Celma, Claudio ^a   Giorgioni, Maurizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c Shell Italia E and P SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CENTRAL ITALY; MACRO-POROSITY; MAJELLA MOUNTAIN; OLIGOCENE-MIOCENE CARBONATES; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; POROSITY REDUCTION; PREDICTION OF RESERVOIR;

CARBONATES;

CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; DIAGENESIS; FACIES; GRAINSTONE; LABORATORY METHOD; MACROPORE; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; POROSITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ABRUZZI; APENNINES; ITALY; MAJELLA MOUNTAINS;

BRYOZOA; ECHINOIDA; FORAMINIFERA; LEPIDOCYCLINA;

EID: 84876122013     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07311212071     Document Type: Article

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