Early overpressuring in organic-rich shales during burial: evidence from fibrous calcite veins in the Lower Jurassic Shales-with-Beef Member in the Wessex Basin, UK

Field, petrographic and geochemical analysis of fibrous calcite veins in the Lower Jurassic Shales-with-Beef Member in the Wessex Basin was conducted to investigate the formation mechanism of the veins. Bedding-parallel fibrous calcite veins, including beef veins and tabular cone-in-cone structures,...

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Main Authors: Meng, Q, Hooker, J, Cartwright, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Geological Society 2017