The contribution of aeolian material to an Aridisol from southern Jordan as revealed by mineralogical analysis

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1431-1447

  Ugolini, F C ^a   Hillier, S ^b   Certini, G ^a   Wilson, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeolian dust; Aridisol; Calcite; Gypsum; Jordan; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

ARIDOSOL; CALCITE; DESERT; DOLOMITE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FELDSPAR; GYPSUM; MINERALOGY; PLAGIOCLASE; PROVENANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUARTZ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

PATINA;

EID: 44949245758     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.02.014     Document Type: Article

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