The introduction of meteoric water has a profound effect on carbonate sediments and their potential…

Pelagic carbonate deposits consist largely of planktonic organisms (coccolithophores, foraminifera, pteropods etc.) which live in…

From a sedimentological point of view a reef may be defined as a laterally restricted…

Foraminifera range from the Cambrian to Recent. Most of the Lower and Middle Palaeozoic forms…

Carbonate minerals consist of CO2− 3 and one or more cations. The most common cations…

The oil industry has a practical need to be able to predict the properties of…

It is important to distinguish between sandstones of different primary composition: Volcanoclastic sandstones may vary…

Meteoric water is rainwater which infiltrates the ground. Initially this water is distilled water and…

Bioturbation plays an important role in changing the textural composition of the sediments after deposition.…

Igneous and metamorphic rocks which have been formed at many km depth at higher temperatures…