Anomalously low Al2O3/TiO2 values for Archean cherts from the Pilbara Block, Western Australia - Possible evidence for extensive chemical weathering on the early earth

Precambrian Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 49-76

  Sugitani, Kenichiro ^a   Horiuchi, Yoshikuni ^b   Adachi, Mamoru ^a   Sugisaki, Ryuichi ^a,c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nihon Cement Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHERT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; TITANIUM;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, POINT SAMSON;

EID: 0030439609     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(96)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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