Metal occurrence and textural-compositional properties in bottom sediments from right margin tributaries of the lower del Plata basin

Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Ronco, Alicia ^a   Camilión, Cecilia ^a   Manassero, Marcelo ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b National University of La Plata Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Lower Paran R o de la Plata; Metal content; Streambed sediments; Textural properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887162667     PISSN: 16697316     EISSN: 18514979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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