Trace element geochemistry of riverbed and suspended sediments in the upper Yangtze River

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 124, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-78

  Wu, Weihua ^a   Zheng, Hongbo ^a   Xu, Shijin ^a   Yang, Jiedong ^a   Liu, Wen ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Geological Survey of Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

Provenance; Riverbed sediments; Sorting; Suspended sediments; Upper Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

ALLANITE; COARSE-GRAINED; EASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU; ENDMEMBERS; GRANITOIDS; HEAVY MINERALS; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH FIELD STRENGTH ELEMENTS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; PERMIAN; PROVENANCE; RIVER CATCHMENT; RIVERBED SEDIMENTS; SOURCE AREA; SOURCE ROCKS; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UPPER YANGTZE RIVER;

CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HAFNIUM; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SORTING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; ZIRCONIUM;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; FRACTIONATION; HEADWATER; HEAVY MINERAL; PROVENANCE; RIVER BED; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SORTING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA; JINSHA RIVER; MIN RIVER [SICHUAN]; PANZHIHUA; SICHUAN; YALONG RIVER; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84870297236     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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