Palaeoclimatic interpretation of clay minerals in marine deposits: An outlook from the continental origin

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 49, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 201-221

  Thiry, Médard ^a,b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Kaolinite; Marine deposits; Palaeoclimate; Palaeoweathering; Sedimentary cycle

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; KAOLINITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0034070891     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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