Secondary ferrimagnetic minerals in Welsh soils: A comparison of mineral magnetic detection methods and implications for mineral formation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 727-736

  Dearing, J A ^a   Bird, P M ^b   Dann, R J L ^b   Benjamin, S F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Environment and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency dependent susceptibility; Low temperature remanence; Soil magnetism

Indexed keywords

FERRIHYDRITE; MAGHEMITE; MAGNETITE; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL MAGNETISM; WEATHERING;

UK, WALES;

EID: 0031397424     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01867.x     Document Type: Article

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