A classification of metamorphic grains in sands based on their composition and grade

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 830-837

  Garzanti, Eduardo ^a   Vezzoli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; COLLISION OROGENS; CONTINENT-CONTINENT COLLISIONS; DATA REPRODUCIBILITY; FOLIATION DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHIC GRADE; PROVENANCE ANALYSIS; PROVENANCE STUDIES;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

CLASSIFICATION; CLAST; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0242688980     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/012203730830     Document Type: Article

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