Geochemistry of Oligocene-Miocene sandstones of the northern Apennines (Italy) and evolution of chemical features in relation to provenance changes

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 193-207

  Dinelli, Enrico ^a   Lucchini, Federico ^a   Mordenti, Alceo ^a   Paganelli, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; Geochemistry; Oligocene Miocene; Provenance; Sandstones

Indexed keywords

FLYSCH; GEOCHEMISTRY; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE;

ITALY;

EID: 0033375255     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00049-4     Document Type: Article

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