Influence of mineralogy and geological setting on trace metal concentration within subtropical weathered profiles, bells creek catchment, Queensland, Australia

Pacific Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 421-438

  Liaghati, Tania ^a   Preda, Micaela ^b   Cox, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; TRACE METAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BELLS CREEK; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

EID: 21544452520     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2005.0039     Document Type: Article

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