Mode of gypsum deposition in southeastern Iranian soils as revealed by isotopic composition of crystallization water

Geoderma

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 233-242

  Farpoor, M H ^a   Khademi, H ^b   Eghbal, M K ^b   Krouse, H R ^c  

^a VALI E ASR UNIVERSITY OF RAFSANJAN   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aridisols; Geomorphology; Gypsiferous soils; Gypsum crystallization water; Iranian soils; Stable isotope geochemistry

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEPOSITION; EVAPORATION; GYPSUM; RAIN;

GEOMORPHIC POSITIONS; SUBSURFACE WATERS;

SOILS;

ARIDOSOL; CRYSTALLIZATION; GYPSUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SODIC SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

IRANIA;

EID: 3042820301     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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