Effects of chemical weathering and sorting on the petrogenesis of siliciclastic sediments, with implications for provenance studies

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 525-542

  Nesbitt, H W ^a   Young, G M ^a   McLennan, S M ^a,b   Keays, R R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENT; SORTING;

AUSTRALIA, MALLACOOTA BASIN;

EID: 0030427776     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629850     Document Type: Article

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