Paleoweathered surfaces on granitoids of southern Nova Scotia: Paleoenvironmental implications of saprolites

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 805-817

  O'Beirne Ryan, Anne Marie ^a   Zentilli, Marcos ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; QUARTZ; SILICA; WEATHERING;

CARBONIFEROUS SEQUENCE; CARBONIFEROUS STRATA; PALEOENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; WEATHERING MINERALOGY;

MINERALS;

BATHOLITH; CARBONIFEROUS; CLASTIC DIKE; CLAY; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; FELDSPAR; GRANITOID; MICA; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUARTZ; SAPROLITE; SILICA; TRIASSIC; WEATHERING PROFILE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

MICAS;

EID: 4744349182     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-016     Document Type: Article

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