Trace element geochemistry of a thick till and clay-rich aquitard sequence, Saskatchewan, Canada

Chemical Geology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 93-120

  Yan, Xiu Ping ^a   Kerrich, Robert ^a   Jim Hendry, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay; Geochemistry; Rare earths; Sand; Till

Indexed keywords

AQUITARD; CLAY; GEOCHEMISTRY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SAND; TILL;

CANADA;

EID: 0034611339     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00141-2     Document Type: Article

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