Jurassic radiolarian cherts in north-western Croatia: Geochemistry, material provenance and depositional environment

Geologica Carpathica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-136

  Halamić, Josip ^a   Marchig, Vesna ^b   Goričan, Špela ^c  

^a Institute of Geology   (Croatia)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Jurassic; Major and trace elements; Radiolarian chert geochemistry; REE; South western Pannonian region

Indexed keywords

CHERT; DEEP SEA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; JURASSIC;

CROATIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 19644400022     PISSN: 13350552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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