Morphological and chemical features of bioweathered granitic biotite induced by Lichen activity

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 652-657

  Wierzchos, Jacek ^a   Ascaso, Carmen ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspicilia intermutans; Biotite; Bioweathering; Granite; Lichens; Parmelia conspersa

Indexed keywords

ASPICILIA; PARMELIA; PARMELIA CONSPERSA;

ALTERATION; BIOTITE; BIOWEATHERING; GRANITE; LICHEN;

EID: 0030442063     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1996.0440507     Document Type: Article

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