Geochemistry of large river suspended sediments: Silicate weathering or recycling tracer?

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 23-24, 1999, Pages 4037-4051

  Gaillardeta, J ^a   Dupre B ^a,b   Allegre C J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED LOAD; GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER WATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICATE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WEATHERING;

EID: 0033499702     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7037(99)00307-5     Document Type: Article

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