Pedogenic formation of smectites in a vertisol developed from granitic rock from Kaélé (Cameroon, Central Africa)

Clay Minerals

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-501

  Nguetnkam, J P ^a,b   Kamga, R ^a   Villiéras, Frederic ^b   Ekodeck, G E ^c   Yvon, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Geochemistry; Granite; Ka l ; Smectites; Vertisols; Weathering; XRD

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY MINERALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; GRANITIC ROCK; SMECTITES; VERTISOLS;

GRANITE;

BEIDELLITE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GRANITE; PARENT MATERIAL; PEDOGENESIS; SAPROLITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMECTITE; SOIL PROFILE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERTISOL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; EXTREME NORD PROVINCE; KAELE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 40449115113     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.2007.042.4.07     Document Type: Article

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