Petrology and geochemistry of Carboniferous siliciclastics from the Argentine Frontal Cordillera: A test of methods for interpreting provenance and tectonic setting

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-54

  Spalletti, Luis A ^a,d   Limarino, Carlos O ^b,d   Piñol, Ferrán Colombo ^c  

^a National University of La Plata Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Carboniferous; R o Blanco Basin; Sandstone petrology; Sedimentary geochemistry

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FELDSPAR; FELSIC ROCK; LITHOLOGY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PETROLOGY; PLUTONIC ROCK; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REMOBILIZATION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARGENTINA; BLANCO BASIN;

EID: 84855176288     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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