The influence of soil age on calculated mineral weathering rates

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 387-394

  Hodson, Mark E ^a,b   Langan, Simon J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; MINERAL; SOIL; WEATHERING;

AGE; MINERAL ALTERATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 0033002494     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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