Orientation of carbonate laminations in gravelly soils along a winter/summer precipitation gradient in Baja California, Mexico

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 940-952

  Amundson, Ronald ^a   Graham, R C ^b   Franco Vizcaíno, Ernesto ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Ctro de Investigacion C   (Mexico)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; GRAVEL; LAMINATION; PRECIPITATION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA; MEXICO;

EID: 0031460426     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199712000-00009     Document Type: Article

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