Petrology and geochemistry of Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Monte Soro Unit (Sicily, Italy): Constraints on weathering, diagenesis, and provenance

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-68

  Barbera, Giovanni ^a   Critelli, Salvatore ^b   Mazzoleni, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHALE; TRACE ELEMENT; WEATHERING;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 78651228001     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657340     Document Type: Article

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