Geology and geochemistry of paleosols developed on the Hekpoort basalt, Pretoria Group, South Africa

American Journal of Science

Volumn 300, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-141

  Rye, Rob ^a,b   Holland, Heinrich D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELEMENT; IRON; MINERAL; OXYGEN; SILICATE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BASALT; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; WEATHER;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELEMENTS; EXOBIOLOGY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGY; IRON; MINERALS; OXYGEN; SILICATES; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; TITANIUM; WEATHER;

EID: 0034137811     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.300.2.85     Document Type: Article

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