Palaeoenvironmental significance of the clay mineral composition of Olduvai basin deposits, northern Tanzania

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-48

  Mees, Florias ^a   Segers, Stijn ^a   Ranst, Eric Van ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alteration; Clay minerals; Olduvai Gorge; Zeolite minerals

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BASIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; ILLITE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SMECTITE; ZEOLITE;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; OLDUVAI GORGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33845663171     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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