Geochemistry of sandstones from the Neoproterozoic Shijia Formation, northern Anhui Province, China: Implications for provenance, weathering and tectonic setting

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-260

  Sun, Linhua ^a   Gui, Herong ^a   Chen, Song ^a  

^a Anhui   (China)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Neoproterozoic; Northern Anhui Province; Provenance; Sandstone; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FELSIC ROCK; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; METASOMATISM; OXIDE; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANHUI; CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84867720274     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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