Chemical and physical characteristics of iron oxides in riverine and glacial meltwater sediments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 218, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 203-221

  Poulton, Simon W ^a   Raiswell, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacial sediments; Iron oxides; Iron speciation; River particulates; Surface area

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; IRON ORE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 18644383141     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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