The composition and crystallinity of the near-surface regions of weathered alkali feldspars

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 4962-4975

  Lee, Martin R ^a   Hodson, Mark E ^b   Brown, David J ^a   MacKenzie, Maureen ^a   Smith, Caroline L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY; DISSOLUTION; PH; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 53049100123     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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