Chemical composition and provenance of the mesoproterozoic Big Creek, Apple Creek, and Gunsight Formations, Lemhi Group, Central Idaho

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1668, 2003, Pages 25-40

  Lindsey, David A ^a   Tysdal, Russell G ^a   Taggart Jr , Joseph E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE;

UNITED STATES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MICA;

EID: 0346965487     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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