Geochemistry of carboniferous sandstones (Sardar Formation), East-Central Iran: Implication for provenance and tectonic setting

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1200-1210

  Khanehbad, Mohammad ^a   Moussavi Harami, Reza ^a   Mahboubi, Asadollah ^a   Nadjafi, Mehdi ^a   Mahmudy Gharaie, Mohammad Hosein ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; geochemistry; Iran; provenance; Sardar Formation; tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868109502     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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