The micromorphology of gypsum and halite in Reg soils - The Negev desert, Israel

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1127-1143

  Amit, R ^a   Yaalon, D H ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crystal form; Gypsum; Halite; Israel; Micromorphology; Negev; Reg soil; Salts; Shattered gravel

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL FORM; GRAVEL; GYPSUM; HALITE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; REG SOIL;

ISRAEL, NEGEV DESERT;

EID: 0030390724     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199612)21:12<1127::AID-ESP656>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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