Climatic significance of natric horizons in Permian (Asselian) palaeosols of north-central Kansas, USA

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-125

  McCahon, Thomas J ^a   Miller, Keith B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITE; GLACIOEUSTASY; NATRIC HORIZON; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOSOL; PERMIAN;

USA, KANSAS;

EID: 0030934724     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1997.tb00427.x     Document Type: Article

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