Landscapes and regolith of Weipa, northern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Taylor, G ^a   Eggleton, R A ^b   Foster, L D ^b   Morgan, C M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Pisolith; Regolith; Weathering history; Weipa

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; LATERITE; PISOLITH; REGOLITH; RESEARCH WORK; WEATHERING PROFILE; WEATHERING RATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; WEIPA;

EID: 56349084687     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090802438225     Document Type: Article

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