Geochemical characteristics of a loess-soil sequence in central Kansas

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 534-541

  Feng, Zhao Dong ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEORIA;

ALUMINA; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATES; IRON OXIDES; KAOLIN; LEACHING; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; QUARTZ; RADIOMETRY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; WEATHERING;

GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; LOESS SOIL SEQUENCES;

SOILS;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; LOESS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PARENT MATERIAL; PEDOGENESIS;

USA, KANSAS, BARTON COUNTY;

EID: 0030615939     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100020023x     Document Type: Article

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