Development of a feldspar weathering index and its application to a buried soil chronosequence in southeastern England

Geoderma

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 267-280

  Read, Glynis ^a   Kemp, Rob A ^a   Rose, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronosequence; feldspars; paleosols; terraces; weathering index

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; PALEOSOL; SOIL CHRONOSEQUENCE; TERRACE; WEATHERING INDEX;

UK, ENGLAND, THAMES RIVER;

EID: 0030301823     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(96)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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