The development of a residual soil profile from a mudstone in a temperate climate

Engineering Geology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 39-56

  Fityus, S G ^a   Smith, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expansive; Mineralogy; Mudstone; Residual soil; Soil profile; Soil structure; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; ROCKS; WEATHERING;

SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MINERALOGY; SOIL TEXTURES;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

MINERALOGY; MUDSTONE; PEDOGENESIS; RESIDUAL SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROFILE;

EID: 2642519640     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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