Analysing the origin of the Upper Cretaceous-?Lower Tertiary Rio Capim semi flint (Pará State, Brazil) under a sedimentologic perspective

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 133-144

  Rossetti, Dilce de Fátima ^a   Santos Jr , Antônio Emídio de Araújo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genesis; Ipixuna formation; Paleoenviromental interpretation; Rio Capim kaolin; Sedimentary structures; Semi flint kaolin

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; CAPIM RIVER; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645880136     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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