Mineralogical norm calculations applied to tropical weathering profiles

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-196

  Voicu, G ^a   Bardoux, M ^a   Voicu, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer program; Mineralogical norm; Tropical weathering profile; Whole rock analyses

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MINERALOGICAL NORM; TROPICAL WEATHERING;

EID: 0030760136     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1997.061.405.03     Document Type: Article

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