High-frequency detrital signals in Eocene fan-delta sandstones of mixed parentage (south-central Pyrenees, Spain): A reconstruction of chemical weathering in transit

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-131

  Weltje, G J ^a   Van Ansenwoude, S O K J ^a   De Boer, P L ^a  

^a Institute for Earth Sciences   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CYCLICITY; EOCENE; FAN DELTA; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT SUPPLY;

SPAIN, PYRENEES, TREMP-AGER BASIN;

EID: 0029729559     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42682CF-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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