Size-dependent geochemical signatures of Holocene loess deposits from the Hexi Corridor (China)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-136

  Schettler, Georg ^a   Romer, Rolf L ^a   Qiang, Mingrui ^b   Plessen, Birgit ^a   Dulski, Peter ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical and isotopic composition; Hexi Corridor; Holocene; Loess

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LEACHING; LOESS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RIVER TERRACE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ASIA; BADANJILIN DESERT; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR; NINGXIA HUIZU; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TENGGER DESERT;

EID: 63349096789     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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