Rapid clay transformations in Delaware salt marshes

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 559-568

  Velde, B ^a   Church, T ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DIAGENESIS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SALTMARSH;

DELAWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032892681     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00092-4     Document Type: Article

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