Hypogene and supergene alteration of the Late Palaeozoic Ratburi Limestone during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic (Thailand, Surat Thani Province). Implications for the concentration of mineral commodities and hydrocarbons

• Published in: International journal of earth sciences : Geologische Rundschau Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 24 - 46
• Main Authors: Dill, H. G., Botz, R., Luppold, F. W., Henjes-Kunst, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2005
• Subjects: Brines; Calcite; Carboniferous; Caves; Cenozoic; Chemical residues; Cretaceous; Diagenesis; Dolomite; Freshwater environments; Geochemistry; High temperature; Holocene; Hydrocarbons; Limestone; Mesozoic; Metal concentrations; Mineralogy; Paleozoic; Permian; Petrography; Petrology; Sedimentation; Sedimentation & deposition; Terraces

An interdisciplinary study of the Upper Carboniferous to Middle Permian Ratburi Group, Peninsular Thailand, is presented. The investigation involved sedimentary petrography, inorganic geochemistry, Sr, C, O isotope analyses, micropalaeontology as well as radio-carbon age dating. Emphasis was placed...