Geologically-oriented geochemical maps: A new frontier for geochemical mapping?

GeoActa

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-12

  Amorosi, Alessandro ^a   Sammartino, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geochemical mapping; Geological mapping; Po Plain; Quaternary; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 33645755599     PISSN: 17218039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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