Mineralogical control of rare earth elements in acid sulfate soils

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-64

  Welch, Susan A ^a,b   Christy, Andrew G ^a   Isaacson, Lloyd ^a,c   Kirste, Dirk ^a,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GOETHITE; JAROSITE; MINERALOGY; PH; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 56949084874     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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