Quantitative mineralogy of the Yukon River system: Changes with reach and season, and determining sediment provenance

American Mineralogist

Volumn 89, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1784-1794

  Eberl, D D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; FELDSPAR; KAOLINITE; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUARTZ; RIVERS; WEATHERING;

CALCULATION TECHNIQUES; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION EFFECTS; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; QUANTITATIVE MINERALOGIES; QUANTITATIVE X RAY DIFFRACTION; SEDIMENT PROVENANCE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

MINERALOGY; PROVENANCE; RIVER SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YUKON RIVER;

EID: 11144333624     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2004-11-1225     Document Type: Article

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