Carbonate-paleosol genesis in the Plio-Pleistocene St. David Formation, southeastern Arizona

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-94

  Slate, Janet L ^a   Smith, Gary A ^b   Wang, Yang ^c   Cerling, Thure E ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CARBONATION; CLAY MINERALS; GROUNDWATER; MORPHOLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOILS; TEXTURES;

CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES; CARBONATE AGGREGATES; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DETRITAL CARBONATE; GROUND WATER TABLE; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HYDROMORPHIC SOILS; SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CARBONATE; PALAEOSOL; PEDOGENESIS; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE;

USA, ARIZONA;

EID: 0029729454     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42682BB-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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