Morphological, chemical and mineralogical properties of some manganese-rich oxisols derived from dolomite in Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Geoderma

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 23-33

  Dowding, C E ^a   Fey, M V ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid soils; Concretions; Lithiophorite; Manganese oxide; Soil colour; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ACID SOILS; CONCRETIONS; LITHIOPHORITE; SOIL COLOR; SUBSURFACE HORIZONS;

CONFORMAL MAPPING; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM; CATCHMENT; DOLOMITE; GIBBSITE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MINERALOGY; OXISOL; PH; PISOLITH; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL COLOR; THEMATIC MAPPING; TRACE ELEMENT; WEATHERING;

AFRICA; GRASKOP; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447636406     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2007.04.024     Document Type: Article

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