Mineralogical transformation of bioweathered granitic biotite, studied by HRTEM: Evidence for a new pathway in lichen activity

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 446-452

  Wierzchos, Jacek ^a   Ascaso, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back scattered electrons; Biotite; Bioweathering; Granite; High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM); Lattice fringe images; Lichens; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

BIOWEATHERING; LICHEN;

CLAY MINERALS;

BIOTITE; GRANITE; LICHEN; WEATHERING;

PARMELIA; PARMELIA CONSPERSA;

EID: 0032148149     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1998.0460409     Document Type: Article

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