Clay minerals and the development of Quaternary soils in central Italy

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 144-159

  Costantini, Edoardo A C ^a   Damiani, Damiano ^b  

^a Experimental Institute for Soil Study and Conservation   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Clay minerals; Quaternary; Soil forming processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749431656     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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