Petrologic and experimental evidence for the etching of garnets by organic acids in the upper Jurassic Morrision Formation, northwestern New Mexico.
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
By: P. L. Hansley
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Abstract
Etching of garnets and partial to complete dissolution of other aluminosilicate minerals were caused by high concentrations of organic acids generated during the maturation of epigenetic organic matter (predominantly type-III kerogen) in the Morrison Formation. The presence of authigenic phases that form near 100oC indicates that temperatures were high enough during diagenesis to cause the thermal degradation of kerogen.-from Author
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Petrologic and experimental evidence for the etching of garnets by organic acids in the upper Jurassic Morrision Formation, northwestern New Mexico. |
| Series title | Journal of Sedimentary Petrology |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Sedimentary Petrology |
| First page | 666 |
| Last page | 681 |
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