Geochemistry of sandstones from the Neoproterozoic Jinshanzhai Formation in northern Anhui Province, China: Provenance, weathering and tectonic setting

Chinese Journal of Geochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-103

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

^a SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anhui; geochemistry; neoproterozoic; provenance; sandstone; tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

ANHUI; ANHUI PROVINCE; BIVARIATE; CHEMICAL INDEX OF ALTERATIONS; CHEMICAL INDICES; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; MAJOR OXIDES; MGO; NEOPROTEROZOIC; NORTH CHINA CRATON; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PROVENANCE; RESEARCH PROGRESS; RODINIA; SOURCE MATERIAL; SOURCE ROCKS; TECTONIC SETTINGS; TIO;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HAFNIUM; IRON OXIDES; MINERALOGY; SANDSTONE; SODIUM; TECTONICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FELSIC ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OXIDE; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; RODINIA; SANDSTONE; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANHUI; CHINA; HUBEI; JINSHAN;

EID: 84871798492     PISSN: 10009426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11631-013-0611-9     Document Type: Article

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