Geochemistry of the Jurassic and Upper Cretaceous shales from the Molango Region, Hidalgo, eastern Mexico: Implications for source-area weathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

Geochemistry of the Jurassic and Upper Cretaceous shales from the Molango Region, Hidalgo, eastern Mexico: Implications for source-area weathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

This study focuses on the Jurassic (Huayacocotla and Pimienta Formations) and Upper Cretaceous (Mendez Formation) shales from the Molango Region, Hidalgo, Mexico. In this article, we discuss the mineralogy, major, and trace element geochemistry of the Mesozoic shales of Mexico. The goal of this stud...

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Main Authors: Armstrong-Altrin, John, Nagarajan, Ramasamy, Madhavaraju, Jayagopal, Rosalez-Hoz, Leticia, Lee, Yong, Balaram, Vysetti, Cruz-Martinez, Adriana, Avila-Ramirez, Gladis
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2013
Subjects:
Trace elements - Rare earth elements - Huayacocotla anticlinorium - Pimienta and Me´ndez Formations - ANOVA - Eastern Mexico
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12655
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Summary:This study focuses on the Jurassic (Huayacocotla and Pimienta Formations) and Upper Cretaceous (Mendez Formation) shales from the Molango Region, Hidalgo, Mexico. In this article, we discuss the mineralogy, major, and trace element geochemistry of the Mesozoic shales of Mexico. The goal of this study is to constrain the provenance of the shales, which belong to two different periods of the Mesozoic Era and to understand the weathering conditions and tectonic environments of the source region.

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