Meteoric diagenetic environment

Developments in Sedimentology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-206

  Moore, Clyde H ^a   Wade, William J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dolomitization; Fresh water lens; Geochemical trends; Karst; Meteoric diagenesis; Meteoric phreatic diagenetic environment; Paleokarst reservoir; Porosity development; Regional meteoric water system; Vadose diagenetic environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881524003     PISSN: 00704571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53831-4.00008-2     Document Type: Chapter

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