Unraveling climatic changes from intraprofile variation in oxygen and hydrogen isotopic composition of goethite and kaolinite in laterites: An integrated study from Yaou, French Guiana

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 409-426

  Girard, Jean Pierre ^a   Freyssinet, Philippe ^a   Chazot, Gilles ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GOETHITE; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KAOLINITE; LATERITE; OXYGEN;

FRENCH GUIANA;

EID: 0034037845     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00299-9     Document Type: Article

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