Differentiating pedogenesis from diagenesis in early terrestrial paleoweathering surfaces formed on granitic composition parent materials

Journal of Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 387-406

  Driese, Steven G ^a   Medaris Jr , L Gordon ^a,b   Ren, Minghua ^a,c   Runkel, Anthony C ^a,d   Langford, Richard P ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^d Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; GRANITE; PARENT MATERIAL; PEDOGENESIS; REGOLITH; SAPROLITE; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEATHERING;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447109953     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518048     Document Type: Article

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