Chemistry and mineralogy of a granitic, glacial soil chronosequence, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Chemical Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Burkins, Derek L ^a   Blum, Joel D ^a   Brown, Kevin ^a   Reynolds, Robert C ^a   Erel, Yigal ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Sierra Nevada Mountains; Soil chronosequence

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; GRANODIORITE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033227447     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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