Petrology of late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic Pyeongan group sandstones, Gohan area, South Korea and its provenance and tectonic implications

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 321-338

  Yu, Kang Min ^a   Lee, Gie Hyeon ^b   Boggs Jr , Sam ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy minerals; Korea; Petrology; Provenance; Sandstone; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; PALAEOZOIC; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; TECTONICS; TRIASSIC;

KOREA(SOUTH), GOHAN;

EID: 0030931749     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00069-3     Document Type: Article

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