δ30Si systematics in a granitic saprolite, Puerto Rico

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 817-820

  Ziegler, Karen ^a,b   Chadwick, Oliver A ^a   White, Art F ^c   Brzezinski, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; River chemistry; Si isotopes; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

RIVER CHEMISTRY; SAPROLITE; TROPICAL SOIL;

CLAY MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; ISOTOPES; WEATHERING;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

CLAY MINERAL; GRANITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SAPROLITE; SILICON; WEATHERING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; PUERTO RICO; WORLD;

EID: 26844526533     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21707.1     Document Type: Article

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