Near-surface diagenesis of ophiolite-derived conglomerates of the Barzaman Formation, United Arab Emirates: A natural analogue for permanent CO2 sequestration via mineral carbonation of ultramafic rocks

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 343-360

  Lacinska, Alicja Magdalena ^a   Styles, Michael Thomas ^a   Farrant, Andrew Roger ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE GROUP; CONGLOMERATE; DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; OPHIOLITE; OUTCROP; P-T CONDITIONS; SILICATE MINERAL; TEXTURE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84895814442     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP392.18     Document Type: Article

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