Geochemistry of black shales from the Lower Cretaceous Paja Formation, Eastern Cordillera, Colombia: Source weathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-289

  Campos Alvarez, N O ^a   Roser, B P ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Black shales; Colombia; Geochemistry; Paja Formation; Provenance; REE; Tectonic setting; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHONDRITE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

COLOMBIA; CORDILLERA ORIENTAL [COLOMBIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34147132786     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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