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A SIMPLE MODEL OF A DIAGENETIC SYSTEM
Author(s) -
SMALLEY I. J.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1967.tb01302.x
Subject(s) - diagenesis , cementation (geology) , geology , genus , sediment , deposition (geology) , simple (philosophy) , paleontology , geomorphology , ecology , cement , geography , biology , philosophy , epistemology , archaeology
SUMMARY At the moment of deposition an ideal sediment has certain topological properties. The diagenetic process is driven by the reduction of surface area and this process is considered in relation to the topological properties. The connectivity and genus increase as cementation occurs and in some systems may decrease again. Relations between genus, density, depth of burial and time are considered for a sand‐sandstone system.