The role of mineralogy, geochemistry and grain size in badland development in Pisticci (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 980-997

  Summa, V ^a   Tateo, F ^b   Medici, L ^a   Giannossi, M L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Badlands; Chemistry; ESP; Grain size; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY;

CLIMATIC ELEMENTS; EROSIONAL MECHANISM; PORE-WATER CHEMISTRY;

SOILS;

EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS;

BADLANDS; CLAY MINERAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; MINERALOGY; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL EROSION;

BASILICATA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250854052     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1449     Document Type: Article

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