Editors: Mark J. Johnsson and Abhijit Basu
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Compositional data from clastic sediments commonly provide the only available constraints to the composition of eroded land masses. Studies of orogenic development, paleotectonic and paleogeographic relationships, and regional correlation may depend on the interpretation of such data. This volume addresses the complex partitioning processes operating during pedogenesis, erosion, transport, and deposition and how they interact to determine the compositions of modern and ancient clastic sediments. The 20 papers are organized into sections dealing with lithology/tectonics, chemical weathering, mechanical controls on sediment composition, and specific depositional systems. Two preview papers provide a comprehensive overview and a look at recent geochemical advances in studies of provenance.
Published: 1/10/1994
ISBN Number: 0813722845
Pages: 342
Product Category: Special Papers