Geochemical evidence of the Chinese loess provenance during the Late Pleistocene

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Qingyu, Guan ^a   Baotian, Pan ^a   Hongshan, Gao ^a   Na, Li ^a   Hui, Zhang ^a   Junping, Wang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese Loess Plateau; Desert; Element geochemistry; Provenance; Qilian Mountains

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; ALLUVIAL FAN; DEPOSITION; DESERT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLEISTOCENE;

EID: 56049100210     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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