A statistical approach to source determination of lithic and Fe oxide grains: An example from the alpha ridge, Arctic Ocean

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 599-607

  Darby, Dennis A ^a   Bischof, Jens F ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS; ICE RAFTING; IRON OXIDE; IRON OXIDES; LITHIC GRAIN; LITHIC GRAINS; MARINE DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE; SOURCE DETERMINATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN, ALPHA RIDGE;

EID: 0029836590     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42683BA-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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