Trace-element evidence for the origin of desert varnish by direct aqueous atmospheric deposition

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 131-141

  Thiagarajan, Nivedita ^a   Aeolus Lee, Cin Ty ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous; Iron; Manganese; Trace element; Varnish

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; IRON; MANGANESE; ROCK VARNISH;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242703415     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.04.038     Document Type: Article

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