Genesis and micromorphology of loess-derived soils from central Kansas

Catena

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-236

  Gunal, H ^a   Ransom, M D ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Genesis; Harney soils; Loess; Micromorphology

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; LOESS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDON; SMECTITE; SOIL PROPERTY;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; SMOKY HILLS; UNITED STATES;

PEORIA;

EID: 33645883250     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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