Differential weathering of granitic stocks and landscape effects in a Mediterranean climate, Southern Iberian Massif (Spain)

Catena

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-252

  Jiménez Espinosa, Rosario ^a   Vázquez, Mercedes ^b   Jiménez Millán, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Boulder; Granite; Iberian Massif; Kaolinite; Plagioclase porosity; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BOULDER; EROSION; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLAGIOCLASE; SAPROLITE; WEATHERING PROFILE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34247387646     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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