The geochemistry and provenance of Ordovician turbidites in the Argentine Puna

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 142, Issue , 1998, Pages 127-142

  Bahlburg, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITE;

ARGENTINA;

ARGENTINA (FISH); PUNA;

EID: 0032295186     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.142.01.07     Document Type: Article

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