The applicability of the Chemical Index of Alteration as a paleoclimatic indicator: An example from the Permian of the Paraná Basin, Brazil

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 293, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 175-183

  Goldberg, Karin ^a   Humayun, Munir ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical index of alteration; Paleoclimatology; Paran Basin; Permian; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAYSTONE; DATABASE; FELDSPAR; HISTOGRAM; HUMIDITY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; PERMIAN; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

BRAZIL; PARANA BASIN;

EID: 77954084630     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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