Major and trace-element geochemistry of Late Cretaceous clastic rocks in the Jitai Basin, southeast China

Abstract Major, trace and rare earth element (REE) geochemistry of the late Cretaceous lower Zhoutian Formation from the Jitai Basin of Southeast China were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis to infer the provenance of the sediments and to reconstruct the pala...

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Main Authors: Kai Yan, Chun-lian Wang, Steffen Mischke, Jiu-yi Wang, Li-jian Shen, Xiao-can Yu, Ling-yang Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93125-8