Weathering of rocks and neogenesis of minerals associated with lichen activity

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 229-256

  Adamo, Paola ^a   Violante, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioweathering; Lichen acids; Lichens; Mineral neogenesis; Oxalates

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CALCIUM; DISSOLUTION; ETCHING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRON OXIDES; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ROCK MECHANICS; WEATHERING;

BIOWEATHERING; LICHENS; MINERAL NEOGENESIS;

CLAY MINERALS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; LICHEN; MINERAL ALTERATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WEATHERING;

EID: 0034070615     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(99)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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