Sedimentary evolution of the Mesozoic continental redbeds using geochemical and mineralogical tools: The case of Upper Triassic to Lowermost Jurassic Monte di Gioiosa mudrocks (Sicily, southern Italy)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1569-1587

  Perri, Francesco ^a   Critelli, Salvatore ^a   Mongelli, Giovanni ^b   Cullers, Robert L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesozoic continental redbeds; Mudrocks; Provenance; Recycling; Source area weathering; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; ILLITE; JURASSIC; MESOZOIC; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MINERALOGY; MUDSTONE; OROGENY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; RECYCLING; RIFTING; TRIASSIC; WEATHERING;

ITALY; SICILY;

MICAS;

EID: 80053435485     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0602-6     Document Type: Article

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