Grain-size evidence for multiple origins of the reticulate red clay in southern China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 910-918

  Hu, Xuefeng ^a   Zhu, Yu ^a   Shen, Mingneng ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian characteristics; Grain size distribution; Quartz; Quaternary environment; Reticulate red clay

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749653481     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0252     Document Type: Article

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