Magnetite weathering in a Vertisol with seasonal redox-dynamics

Geoderma

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Fischer, H ^a   Luster, J ^b   Gehring, A U ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Grain size; Magnetite; Redox dynamics

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FLOODS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; REMANENCE;

MAGNETIC DATA; MAGNETITE GRAINS; REDOX-DYNAMICS;

SOILS;

DISSOLUTION; FLOODPLAIN; GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETITE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; VERTISOL; WATERLOGGING; WEATHERING; WOODLAND;

AFRICA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 37849054559     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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