Composition of modern stream sands derived from sedimentary source rocks in a temperate climate (Northern Apennines, Italy)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 145-161

  Di Giulio, Andrea ^a   Ceriani, Andrea ^a   Ghia, Emanuele ^a   Zucca, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; GIS; Provenance; Recycling; Thrust fold belt

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRETACEOUS; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GIS; PROVENANCE; RECYCLING; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SOURCE ROCK;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 0037420864     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00264-6     Document Type: Article

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