Loess geochemistry and its implications for particle origin and composition of the upper continental crust

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 157-172

  Gallet, Sylvain ^a   Jahn, Bor Ming ^a   Van Vliet Lanoë, Brigitte ^a   Dia, Aline ^a   Rossello, Eduardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Loess; Rb Sr; Sm Nd; Upper crust

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; LOESS; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 0031867855     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00218-5     Document Type: Article

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