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The early Tertiary deep-water sandstones near San Sebastian, Spain; some aspects of diagenesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. J. Knox
G. J. Knox*
Affiliation:
The Shell-BP Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria
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Summary

Near San Sebastian, northern Spain, are outcrops of a system of deep-water fans deposited beyond the mouth of a submarine canyon from southward flowing currents. The sandstones consist of mixed siliciclastic detritals and carbonate fragments. The latter includes a derived heterogeneous marine fauna. Carbonate content varies and has played a major part in diagenesis. Early cementation by limited quartz and to a greater extent calcite involved local expansion. Later compaction has led to prominent pressure-solution phenomena of calcite and quartz with formation of microstylolites. Leaching owing to weathering has led to removal of some carbonate and formation of kaolinite from micas.

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Research Article
Information
Geological Magazine , Volume 113 , Issue 4 , July 1976 , pp. 341 - 348
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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