Formation mechanism of ferromagnetic minerals in loess of China: TEM investigation

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2259-2266

  Chen, Tianhu ^a,b   Xu, Huifang ^b   Ji, Junfeng ^c   Chen, Jun ^c   Chen, Yang ^c  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Loess; Maghemite; Magnetite; Paleosol; Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543136570     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0126     Document Type: Article

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