@article{bbfa55f90d6e401292b23955fa4309e4,
title = "Composition and provenance of the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene sandstones in Central Palawan, Philippines: Constraints on the tectonic development of Palawan",
abstract = "Abstract Sandstones from the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene succession of Central Palawan are rich in quartz grains and acidic volcanic rock fragments. Potassium feldspar grains and granitic rock fragments are commonly observed. The moderate to high SiO2 and low FeO plus MgO contents of the sandstones support the proposal that clasts were derived from a continental source region. Southern China (Kwangtung and Fukien regions) is inferred to be the source area of the sandstones. The sedimentary facies of the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene succession consist of turbidite and sandstones, suggesting that they were deposited in the deep sea portions of submarine-fans and basin plains situated along a continental margin. These features indicate that the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene succession of the Central Palawan were derived and drifted from the southern margin of China. The tectonic history related to the formation of Palawan Island is also discussed.",
keywords = "Cretaceous to Eocene, Palawan Island, Philippine arc, South China Sea, provenance, sandstone composition",
author = "Shigeyuki Suzuki and Shizuo Takemura and Yumul, {Graciano P.} and David, {Sevillo D.} and Asiedu, {Daniel K.}",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for providing the financial support for the fieldwork in the Philippines and for allowing G. P. Yumul to write his share of the paper in Japan. We are also grateful to Professor P. J. Militante-Matias for the helpful advice and support for our collaborative study. We also express our thanks to Professor Y. Maeda for his support during our geological survey. All thin sections for the research were prepared by Mr N. Ando. Logistic and staff support extended by the National Institute of Geological Sciences? University of the Philippines is also acknowledged. Funding Information: We are grateful to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for providing the financial support for the fieldwork in the Philippines and for allowing G. P. Yumul to write his share of the paper in Japan. We are also grateful to Professor P. J. Militante‐Matias for the helpful advice and support for our collaborative study. We also express our thanks to Professor Y. Maeda for his support during our geological survey. All thin sections for the research were prepared by Mr N. Ando. Logistic and staff support extended by the National Institute of Geological Sciences– University of the Philippines is also acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2000 Blackwell Science Asia Pty Ltd.",
year = "2000",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/j.1440-1738.2000.00306.x",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
pages = "611--626",
journal = "Island Arc",
issn = "1038-4871",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "4",
}