The analysis of quartz grain surface features as a complementary method for studying their provenance: The Guadalete River Basin (Cádiz, SW Spain)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 155-164

  Moral Cardona, J P ^a   Sanchez Bellon A ^a   Lopez Aguayo F ^a   Caballero, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; PROVENANCE; QUARTZ; SEM;

SPAIN, CADIZ, GUADALETE RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0030455422     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0037-0738(95)00155-7     Document Type: Article

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