Mechanism and effect of chemical weathering of sedimentary rocks

Engineering Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 3-14

  Chigira, M ^a   Oyama, T ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Pyrite; Sedimentary rocks; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SANDSTONE; SULFURIC ACID; WEATHERING; ZEOLITES;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; MUDSTONE;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GROUNDWATER; PERCOLATION; PYRITE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 0034059986     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00102-7     Document Type: Article

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