Geochemistry of low-grade clastic rocks in the Acatlán Complex of southern Mexico: Evidence for local provenance in felsic-intermediate igneous rocks

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 222, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 241-253

  Dostal, Jaroslav ^a   Keppie, J D ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clastic sediment; Geochemistry; Mexico; Provenance; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FELSIC ROCK; GRAYWACKE; ORDOVICIAN; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70449534689     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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