Bulletin

Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 1944
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

Proceedings

Proceedings
Author: Geological Society of America
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1941
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

Chemical, Mineralogical and Isotopic Studies of Diagenesis of Carbonate and Clastic Sediments

Chemical, Mineralogical and Isotopic Studies of Diagenesis of Carbonate and Clastic Sediments
Author: Ihsan Al-Aasm
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2021-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3036500782

Diagenesis of carbonates and clastic sediments encompasses the biochemical, mechanical, and chemical changes that occur in sediments subsequent to deposition and prior to low-grade metamorphism. These parameters which, to a large extent, control diagenesis in carbonates and clastic sediments include primary composition of the sediments, depositional facies, pore water chemistry, burial–thermal and tectonic evolution of the basin, and paleo-climatic conditions. Diagenetic processes involve widespread chemical, mineralogical, and isotopic modifications affected by the original mineralogy of carbonate and clastic sediments. These diagenetic alterations will impose a major control on porosity and permeability and hence on hydrocarbon reservoirs, water aquifers, and the presence of other important economic minerals. In this Special Issue, we have submissions focusing on understanding the interplay between the mineralogical and chemical changes in carbonates and clastic sediments and the diagenetic processes, fluid flow, tectonics, and mineral reactions at variable scales and environments from a verity of sedimentary basins. Quantitative analyses of diagenetic reactions in these sediments using a variety of techniques are essential for understanding the pathways of these reactions in different diagenetic environments.