Origin of the red colour in a red limestone from the Vispi Quarry section (central Italy): A high-resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 97-102

  Cai, Yuanfeng ^a   Hu, Xiaoxiao ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Pan, Yuguan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CORBs; HRTEM; Nano grain hematite

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEMATITE; LIMESTONE; REDOX CONDITIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ITALY;

EID: 84866183722     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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