The effect of time on the weathering of silicate minerals: Why do weathering rates differ in the laboratory and field?

Chemical Geology

Volumn 202, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 479-506

  White, Art F ^a   Brantley, Susan L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Silicate minerals; Time; Weathering rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042567764     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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