Petrographic classification of sand and sandstone

E Garzanti - Earth-science reviews, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Petrographic classifications of sand and sandstone proposed more than half a century ago
are still in use, although they were formulated at a time when depositional and post …

Quantitative analysis of detrital modes: statistically rigorous confidence regions in ternary diagrams and their use in sedimentary petrology

GJ Weltje - Earth-Science Reviews, 2002‏ - Elsevier
Detrital modes are the basic type of quantitative data used in sedimentary petrology. They
represent estimates of the petrographic framework composition of sand or sandstone …

The system controlling the composition of clastic sediments

MJ Johnsson - 1993‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The composition of clastic sediments and rocks is controlled by a complex suite of
parameters operating during pedogenesis, erosion, transport, deposition, and burial. The …

Geotectonic evolution of late Cenozoic arc-continent collision in Taiwan

LS Teng - Tectonophysics, 1990‏ - Elsevier
The active collision between the Luzon arc and the Asian continent in the Taiwan area is
investigated in terms of plate kinematics and geological records. Regarding plate …

Provenance control on chemical indices of weathering (Taiwan river sands)

E Garzanti, A Resentini - Sedimentary geology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Geochemical parameters obtained from the analysis of sediments and sedimentary rocks
are widely used to infer weathering and paleo-weathering conditions in source areas …

Late Cretaceous to middle Tertiary basin evolution in the central Tibetan Plateau: Changing environments in response to tectonic partitioning, aridification, and …

PG DeCelles, P Kapp, L Ding… - Geological Society of …, 2007‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Located in the Bangong suture zone between the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes of central
Tibet, the Nima basin records Cretaceous–late Miocene sediment accumulation during a …

Orogenic belts and orogenic sediment provenance

E Garzanti, C Doglioni, G Vezzoli… - The Journal of …, 2007‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
By selecting a limited number of variables (westward vs. eastward subduction polarity;
oceanic vs. continental origin of downgoing and overriding plates), we identify eight end …

Actualistic sandstone petrofacies: discriminating modern and ancient source rocks

RV Ingersoll - Geology, 1990‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Actualistic models relating plate-tectonic setting to sedimentary basins and provenance
successfully predict modal compositions of sand and sandstone at the scale of continents …

Temporal and spatial records of active arc-continent collision in Taiwan: A synthesis

CY Huang, PB Yuan, SJ Tsao - Geological Society of …, 2006‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Well-documented stratigraphy and clearly defined geodynamics in Taiwan, where some of
the best records on arc-continent collision have been preserved, offer a unique example for …

A classification of metamorphic grains in sands based on their composition and grade

E Garzanti, G Vezzoli - Journal of Sedimentary Research, 2003‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
An operational classification of metamorphic grains in sands and sandstones is proposed
with the aim of enhancing data reproducibility among operators and the potential of high …