Geochemistry of Neogene sedimentary rocks from the Jiyang basin, North China Block: The roles of grain size and clay minerals

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-402

  Cai, Guanqiang ^a,b   Guo, Feng ^a   Liu, Xiantai ^c   Sui, Shuling ^c   Li, Chaowen ^a   Zhao, Liang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Clay minerals; Geochemistry; Grain size; Jiyang basin

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAY MINERAL; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY MINERAL; NEOGENE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 56849087580     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.381     Document Type: Article

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