Geochemical discrimination of clastic sedimentary rock sources

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 111-124

  Fralick, P W ^a   Kronberg, B I ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaean; Clastic sediments; Geochemistry; Provenance; Superior province; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PROVENANCE;

CANADA, SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 0031445839     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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