Particle shape evolution in natural carbonate granular wear material

Terra Nova

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 344-352

  Storti, Fabrizio ^a   Balsamo, Fabrizio ^a   Salvini, Francesco ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CLASTIC ROCK; FIELD METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34548803502     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2007.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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