Chemical fingerprinting, a precise and efficient method to determine sediment sources

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 247-253

  Darby, Dennis A ^a   Myers, Wesley ^a   Herman, Stephen ^a   Nicholson, Brit ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEPOSITS; LOCATION; OXIDE MINERALS; RARE EARTHS; SEDIMENTS;

AVERAGE ERRORS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING; MULTIPLE SOURCE; PROVENANCE STUDIES; RIVER MOUTHS; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SOURCE LOCATION;

IRON OXIDES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DATABASE; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; IRON OXIDE; PROVENANCE;

EID: 84925395885     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2015.17     Document Type: Article

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