Grain morphology of heavy minerals from marine and continental placer deposits, with special reference to Fe-Ti oxides

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-27

  Dill, H G ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate; Continental; Environment of deposition; Grain morphology; Marine; Placer types

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GARNET; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY MINERAL; IRON OXIDE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MOHS SCALE; PETROGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOURCE ROCK; TITANIUM;

AFRICA; ASIA; BALTIC STATES; CENTRAL EUROPE; CYPRUS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; GERMANY; LATVIA; MIDDLE EAST; MONGOLIA; NEPAL; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

EID: 34247520019     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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