Pedogenic gypcrete formation in arid central Australia

Geoderma

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-61

  Chen, Xiang Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian playas; gypsite; gypsum; gypsum Crust

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; GYPCRETE; GYPSIC SOIL; GYPSUM; GYPSUM CRUST; PLAYA; PLAYAS; TL DATING;

AUSTRALIA, (CENTRAL);

EID: 0030614102     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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