Lateritic crusts and related soils in eastern Brazilian Amazonia

Geoderma

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 225-239

  Horbe, A M C ^a   Da Costa, M L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degradation process; REE; Trace elements; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; KAOLIN; LITHOLOGY; WEATHERING;

GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; LATERITIC CRUSTS;

SOILS;

LATERITE; SOIL CRUST;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18044393886     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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