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Sedimentary Rock Composition

Sedimentary Rock Composition is a geological construct that specifies the relative abundance and arrangement of mineralogical, lithic, and chemical constituents within sedimentary rocks, distinguished by its focus on depositional processes, diagenetic alterations, and textural maturity as indicators of provenance and paleoenvironmental conditions.

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The Petrology of the Sedimentary Rocks

Robert L. Folk · Nature · 1938 · 5.3K citations · Full text

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Petrology of the sedimentary rocks

Earle F. McBride · Geomorphology · 1991 · 3.7K citations

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Determination of Tectonic Setting of Sandstone-Mudstone Suites Using SiO<sub>2</sub> Content and K<sub>2</sub>O/Na<sub>2</sub>O Ratio

B. P. Roser, R. J. Korsch · The Journal of Geology · 1986 · 1.7K citations

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The influence of sediment recycling and basement composition on evolution of mudrock chemistry in the southwestern United States

Rónadh Cox, Donald R. Lowe, Robert L. Cullers · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1995 · 1.7K citations

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Geologic Nomenclature and Classification of Porosity in Sedimentary Carbonates

Philip W. Choquette, Lloyd C. Pray · AAPG Bulletin · 1970 · 1.6K citations

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  1. SM
    S. M. McLennan

    Stony Brook University, United States

    12 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. AB
    A. B. Ronov

    V.I. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia

    7 publications · 463 citations

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  3. SR
    S. R. Taylor

    Australian National University, Australia

    6 publications · 2K citations

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  4. RC
    R. C. Wiens

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States

    5 publications · 485 citations

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  5. BP
    B. P. Roser

    Shimane University, Japan

    5 publications · 2.1K citations

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859

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    19 h-index

    49 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    100 publications

    4K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    62 publications

    9.7K citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    17 h-index

    25 publications

    4.9K citations

  5. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    14 h-index

    33 publications

    4.2K citations

  6. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    45 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    54 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 58 publications · 5.2K citations

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  2. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    28 publications · 6.4K citations

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  3. Geological Society of America Bulletin

    29 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. Economic Geology

    29 publications · 1.7K citations

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  5. The Journal of Geology

    JG · 29 publications · 5.8K citations

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