Mineralogical and textural criteria for recognizing remnant cenozoic deposits on the Piedmont: Evidence from Sparta and Greene County, Georgia, U.S.A

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 195-206

  Schroeder, Paul A ^a   Kim, Jae Gon ^a,b   Melear, Nathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granite; Kaolinite; Paleosol; Vermiculite; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; GRANITE; KAOLINITE; PALAEOSOL; VERMICULITE; WEATHERING;

USA, GEORGIA, GREEN COUNTY; USA, GEORGIA, SPARTA COUNTY;

EID: 0030825421     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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