The fluvial geochemistry of the rivers of eastern Siberia: I. Tributaries of the Lena River draining the sedimentary platform of the Siberian Craton

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1657-1676

  Huh, Youngsook ^a   Tsoi, Mai Yin ^b   Zaitsev, Alexandr ^a   Edmond, John M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER WATER; WEATHERING;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0344334025     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00107-0     Document Type: Article

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