Rock magnetic record of Cenozoic lake sediments from the Linxia basin and aridification of the Asian inland

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-224

  Xu, Xianhai ^a   Fang, Xiaomin ^b,c  

^a ANQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aridification; Linxia basin; Quartz sands; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

ARIDIFICATION; CENOZOIC; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; PALEOMAGNETISM; QUARTZ; ROCK PROPERTY; SAND;

CHINA; GANSU; LINXIA BASIN;

EID: 44649106276     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-008-0040-y     Document Type: Article

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