Sandstone petrology and mudstone geochemistry of the Peruc-Korycany Formation (Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Czech Republic)

International Geology Review

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1003-1031

  Caracciolo, Luca ^a   Le Pera, Emilia ^a   Muto, Francesco ^a   Perri, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bohemian Cretaceous Basin; mudstone; provenance; quartzarenite; sedimentary recycling

Indexed keywords

ARENITE; CENOMANIAN; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES; GRANITOID; MUDSTONE; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

BOHEMIAN BASIN; CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 79957529298     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810903429011     Document Type: Article

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