Petrology, geochemistry and environmental significance of silcrete-calcrete intergrade duricrusts at Kang Pan and Tswaane, central Kalahari, Botswana

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1559-1586

  Nash, David J ^a   McLaren, Sue J ^b   Webb, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcrete; Diagenesis; Duricrust; Kalahari; Silcrete

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CEMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; QUARTZ; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

CALCRETES; SILCRETES; SILICIFICATION; SURFACE WATER;

SEDIMENTS;

CALCRETE; DIAGENESIS; DURICRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; SILCRETE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 10944248292     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1138     Document Type: Article

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