Process recognition in multi-element soil and stream-sediment geochemical data

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1602-1616

  Grunsky, Eric C ^a   Drew, Lawrence J ^b   Sutphin, David M ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; CONCENTRATION OF; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; HEAVY MINERALS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; MARINE TRANSGRESSION; MULTI-ELEMENT; PROCESS RECOGNITION; REDEPOSITION; SIMILAR MATERIAL; SOIL COMPOSITION; SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY; SOIL SAMPLE; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPATIAL SEPARATION; STREAM SEDIMENTS; STRONG CORRELATION;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CARBONATES; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FELDSPAR; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SOILS;

SEDIMENTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL PLAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651151069     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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