Alluvial and volcanic pathways to silicified plant stems (Upper Carboniferous-Triassic) and their taphonomic and palaeoenvironmental meaning

Abstract

Application of qualitative and quantitative instrumental analysis on silicified plant stems can clarify environmental circumstances of their origin.

Keywords

• Quartz
• Moganite
• Environment
• Fossil wood
• Cathodoluminescence
• Provenance analysis