Petrological-geochemical characteristics of volcanic ash sediments in Yanchang Formation in Ordos basin

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

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-150

  Qiu, Xin Wei ^a   Liu, Chi Yang ^a   Mao, Guang Zhou ^a,b   Wu, Bo Lin ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Geochemistry; Ordos basin; Tuff; Volcanic ash sediments; Yanchang Formation

Indexed keywords

ACID ROCKS; ANALYSIS METHOD; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; ORDOS BASIN; OROGENIC BELTS; SEM; TECTONIC SETTINGS; TUFF; VOLCANIC ARC; VOLCANIC ASH; YANCHANG FORMATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BARIUM; BENTONITE; CLAY MINERALS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; EUROPIUM; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

VOLCANOES;

EID: 79952710539     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3799/dqkx.2011.015     Document Type: Article

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