Pyrite-enhanced chemical weathering in Kärkevagge, Swedish Lapland

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 119, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1477-1485

  Darmody, R G ^a   Thorn, C E ^a   Dixon, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Efflorescence; Pyrite; Rock coating; Scanning electron microscopy; Sweden; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COATING CHEMISTRY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; ROCK COATING;

COATINGS; EFFLORESCENCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PYRITES; ROCKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLIFF; COATING; DENUDATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PYRITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBARCTIC REGION; WEATHERING PROFILE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ABISKO MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; KARKEVAGGE; LAPLAND; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 38149131264     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26228.1     Document Type: Article

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