Clay minerals as geo-thermometer: A comparative study based on high spatial resolution analyses of illite and chlorite in Gulf Coast sandstones (Texas, U.S.A.)

American Mineralogist

Volumn 98, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 914-926

  Bourdelle, Franck ^a,b,c   Parra, Teddy ^b   Beyssac, Olivier ^a   Chopin, Christian ^c   Vidal, Olivier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorite; Diagenesis; Gulf Coast; Illite; Thermometry; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; MICA; SANDSTONE; SILICATES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CHLORITE; DIAGENESIS; GULF COAST; ILLITE; THERMOMETRY; ZONATION;

THERMOMETERS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORITE; CLAY MINERAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGENESIS; GEOTHERMOMETRY; ILLITE; PHYLLOSILICATE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CORE; SILICATE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ZONING;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878282742     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2013.4238     Document Type: Article

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