A REVIEW OF DOLOMITIZATION MODELS OF CARBONATES

HU Zuowei; HUANG Sijing; ZHANG Chao; LANG Xianguo; ZHOU Hua

2011 Vol. 27, No. 10

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HU Zuowei, HUANG Sijing, ZHANG Chao, LANG Xianguo, ZHOU Hua. A REVIEW OF DOLOMITIZATION MODELS OF CARBONATES[J]. Marine Geology Frontiers, 2011, 27(10): 1-13.

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HU Zuowei, HUANG Sijing, ZHANG Chao, LANG Xianguo, ZHOU Hua. A REVIEW OF DOLOMITIZATION MODELS OF CARBONATES[J]. Marine Geology Frontiers, 2011, 27(10): 1-13.

A REVIEW OF DOLOMITIZATION MODELS OF CARBONATES

State Key Laboratory of Oil/Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China

Received Date: 19 April 2011

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Abstract

Dolomitization of carbonates, an important process in nature, has remained as a controversy in sedimentology for years. To thoroughly understand the progress of the study of dolomitization is a necessity to improving existing models and creating new models. Based on the review of references, this paper made a summarization of the current dolomitization models, such as near-surface (shallow buried) dolomitization models (Sabkha model, seepage reflux model, mixing zone or Dorag model), the intermediate-deeply buried dolomitization models (compaction model, tectonic (squeegee) model, topography driven model, thermal convection model), hydrothermal model and microbial model, with emphasis on the present status and problems of each model.
- carbonate /
- dolomite /
- dolomitization /
- diagenesis