A global review of solutional weathering forms on quartz sandstones

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-160

  Wray, Robert A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Karst; Pseudokarst; Quartzite; Sandstone; Solution; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000177496     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-8252(96)00056-6     Document Type: Review

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