Provenance and depositional setting of paleozoic chert and argillite, Sierra Nevada, California

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-118

  Girty, Gary H ^a   Ridge, Dale L ^a   Knaack, Charles ^b   Johnson, Diane ^b   Al Riyami, Ruwaina K ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGILLITE; CHERT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEOZOIC; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA NEVADA;

EID: 0029768588     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42682CA-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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