Structure, reactivity and spectroscopic properties of minerals from lateritic soils: Insights from ab initio calculations

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 870-881

  Balan, E ^a,b   Lazzeri, M ^b   Mauri, F ^b   Calas, G ^b  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GIBBSITE; KAOLINITE; LATERITE; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTROSCOPY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WEATHERING; ZIRCON;

EID: 34447527812     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00937.x     Document Type: Review

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