Mineralogical and geochemical imprints to determine the provenance, depositional environment, and tectonic setting of the Early Silurian source rock of the Qusaiba shale, Saudi Arabia
Ayman N. Qadrouh, Mamdoh Alajmi, Abdulrahman Alotaibi, Hassan Baioumy, Majed Almalki, Mazen M. Alyousif, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Salim, Abdulrahman M. Bin Rogaib
Topics & Concepts
GeologyProvenanceSedimentary depositional environmentSiltstoneIlliteGeochemistrySedimentary rockOil shaleSource rockDolomiteDiagenesisClay mineralsPaleontologyFaciesStructural basinGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisGeological and Geochemical AnalysisPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils