Implications of the evolution of organic acid moieties for basalt weathering over geological time

American Journal of Science

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-185

  Neaman, Alexander ^a,b   Chorover, Jon ^c   Brantley, Susan L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; ORGANIC ACID; WEATHERING;

FUNGI; PROKARYOTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 18844439898     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.305.2.147     Document Type: Review

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