Mineralogical and geochemical criteria for distinguishing turbidite and hemipelagic pelites - The Maastrichtian of the northern Apennines, Italy

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 301-313

  Sighinolfi, Gian Paolo ^a   Tateo, Fabio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate chemistry; Clays; Hemipelagite; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

HEMIPELAGITE; MAASTRICHTIAN; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; TURBIDITE;

ITALY;

EID: 0031842853     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00098-5     Document Type: Article

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