Geochemical study of boron isotopes in the process of loess weathering

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-116

  Zhao, Zhiqi ^a   Liu, Congqiang ^a   Xiao, Yingkai ^b   Lang, Yunchao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Boron isotopic composition; Chemical weathering; Loess paleosol; Paleo climate

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BORON; CLIMATOLOGY; ISOTOPES; WEATHERING;

BORON ISOTOPES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BORON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GEOCHEMISTRY; LOESS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; WEATHERING;

EID: 0041387387     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd9010     Document Type: Article

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