Influence of granitoid textural parameters on sediment composition: Implications for sediment generation

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 280, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-107

  Caracciolo, L ^a   Tolosana Delgado, R ^b   Le Pera, E ^a   von Eynatten, H ^c   Arribas, J ^d   Tarquini, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composition; Glacial environment; Grain size; Mineral interfaces; Sediment generation; Textural parameters

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA , USA; CENTRAL ALPS; COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCE; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DATA SETS; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC SORTING; MECHANICAL EROSION; MODAL COMPOSITION; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; POLYCRYSTALLINITY; ROCK FRAGMENTS; ROCK TEXTURES; SAND COMPOSITION; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION; SWITZERLAND; TEXTURAL PARAMETERS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MINERALS; ROCKS; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WEATHERING;

SEDIMENTS;

COMMINUTION; GIS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; GRANITOID; PARAMETERIZATION; PARENT BODY; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY;

AAR MASSIF; ALPS; ANTARCTICA; CENTRAL ALPS; DAMMA GLACIER; EAST ANTARCTICA; RHONE GLACIER; SIDELEN GLACIER; SWITZERLAND; URI;

EID: 84867998409     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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