financially supported jointly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41173106);the Outstanding Young Talent Foundation of Colleges and Universities in Anhui Province(2010SQRL190);the Foundation of Scientific Platform in Suzhou University(2010YKF30)
Sandstones from the Neoproterozoic Jinshanzhai Formation in northern Anhui Province, China, were analyzed for major oxides and trace elements to infer their provenance, the intensity of paleo-weathering of their sourc...