Heavy minerals characteristics of sediments in Jianghan Plain and its indication to the forming of the Three Gorges

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-427

  Kang, Chun Guo ^a,b   Li, Chang An ^a   Wang, Jie Tao ^a   Shao, Lei ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characteristics of heavy minerals; Forming of the Three Gorges; Jianghan Plain; Quaternary sediments; Zhoulao core

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAVY MINERALS; HEAVY MINERALS; JIANGHAN BASIN; JIANGHAN PLAIN; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS; QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS; SAND LAYER; SIZE FRACTION; THREE GORGES; YANGTZE RIVER; ZHOULAO CORE;

MINING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

MINERALS;

EID: 66349132411     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3799/dqkx.2009.047     Document Type: Article

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