Provenance of ArenitesG.G. Zuffa Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Reading Provenance from Arenites, Cetraro, Cosenza, Italy, June 3-11, 1984 |
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... tectonic reconstructions by incomplete and incorrect data . This volume also includes some special topics on analytical techniques and on how to deal with quartz , feldspar , green parti- cles and heavy minerals in provenance studies ...
... tectonic reconstructions by incomplete and incorrect data . This volume also includes some special topics on analytical techniques and on how to deal with quartz , feldspar , green parti- cles and heavy minerals in provenance studies ...
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... tectonic setting and sand- stone composition may be traced to climatic proces- ses . Despite an enormous amount of research on atomic level dissolution phenomenon , little work has been done to characterize the sandy residue of ...
... tectonic setting and sand- stone composition may be traced to climatic proces- ses . Despite an enormous amount of research on atomic level dissolution phenomenon , little work has been done to characterize the sandy residue of ...
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... tectonic setting of the depositional basin . However , only provenance studies can bring all results together to provide a broad picture of paleogeology . We strive to infer not only the loca- tion of a mountain shedding sediments or to ...
... tectonic setting of the depositional basin . However , only provenance studies can bring all results together to provide a broad picture of paleogeology . We strive to infer not only the loca- tion of a mountain shedding sediments or to ...
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... tectonic regime of highlands also control to a large extent the relief and the rigour of transport . Usually , rigour of transport is often associated with distance of transport which may be dependent on tectonic setting . For example ...
... tectonic regime of highlands also control to a large extent the relief and the rigour of transport . Usually , rigour of transport is often associated with distance of transport which may be dependent on tectonic setting . For example ...
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... tectonic set- tings and sandstone composition ( e.g. Dickinson et al . , 1983 ) may be traced to the vagaries of climate in the source areas ( Mack , 1984 ) . Genesis of sediments begins with regolith and / or soil formation on a ...
... tectonic set- tings and sandstone composition ( e.g. Dickinson et al . , 1983 ) may be traced to the vagaries of climate in the source areas ( Mack , 1984 ) . Genesis of sediments begins with regolith and / or soil formation on a ...
Contents
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LOCAL MORPHOLOGIC CONTROLS AND EFFECTS OF BASIN GEOMETRY | 47 |
TURBIDITE SYSTEMS AND THEIR RELATIONS TO DEPOSITIONAL | 67 |
QUENCES | 86 |
TYPES OF POROSITY IN SANDSTONES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE | 114 |
PROVENANCE OF FELDSPATHIC SANDSTONES THE EFFECT OF DIAGEN | 139 |
COMPOSITIONAL RESULTS | 164 |
SPECIAL TOPICS | 191 |
READING PROVENANCE FROM DETRITAL QUARTZ | 231 |
HEAVY MINERALS IN PROVENANCE STUDIES | 248 |
SIGNIFICANCE OF GREEN PARTICLES GLAUCONY BERTHIERINE CHLO | 279 |
GLOBAL SYNTHESIS ON MODERN AND ANCIENT MARINE SANDS | 308 |
INTERPRETING PROVENANCE RELATIONS FROM DETRITAL MODES | 333 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 363 |
INDEX OF NAMES | 393 |
ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION OF QUARTZ GRAIN SURFACE TEXTURES | 212 |
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albitization America Bull arenites arkosic authigenic Basu calcite carbonate cathodoluminescence channel channel-fill chemical chert clastic clasts clay climate Cratonic Cretaceous crystals deep-sea depositional depth detrital detrital modes detrital quartz diagenesis diagenetic Dickinson dissolution electron environments Eocene epidote extrabasinal facies feldspar Figure flows fluvial flysch Formation garnet Geol Geology glaucony green grains heavy minerals hydraulic indicate interpretation intrabasinal Jour K-feldspar Krinsley magmatic arcs marine berthierine metamorphic rocks monocrystalline quartz Monterey Fan Mutti Normark Odin origin orogenic parent rocks particles petrofacies petrographic Petrology plagioclase Plate plutonic polycrystalline pores porosity processes provenance quartz quartz grains quartzose ratios recycled orogenic result Ricci Lucchi rock fragments samples sand grains sands derived sandstones sea level secondary porosity sedimentary Sedimentology sediments sequences slope source area source rocks stage submarine fans substrate Suczek Suttner terrigenous tion transport turbidite turbidite systems turbidity currents types undulosity uplift Valloni volcanic weathering Zinkernagel zone Zuffa