Weathering and relative durability of detrital minerals in equatorial climate: Sand petrology and geochemistry in the east African rift

Journal of Geology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 547-580

  Garzanti, Eduardo ^a   Padoan, Marta ^a   Andò, Sergio ^a   Resentini, Alberto ^a   Vezzoli, Giovanni ^a   Lustrino, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIMATE EFFECT; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; LITHOLOGY; MINERAL; MINERALOGY; PARENT BODY; PETROLOGY; PROVENANCE; SAND; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING PROFILE; WEATHERING RATE;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT;

MICAS;

EID: 84878129486     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: 15375269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673259     Document Type: Article

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