Quartz and feldspar stability, steady and non-steady-state weathering, and petrogenesis of siliciclastic sands and muds

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-191

  Nesbitt, H Wayne ^a   Fedo, Christopher M ^a,b   Young, Grant M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001870205     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515908     Document Type: Article

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