Weathering and paleosol formation in the 1.1 Ga Keweenawan Rift

Precambrian Research

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 271-283

  Mitchell, R L ^a   Sheldon, N D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Keweenawan; Midcontinental Rift; Paleoenvironments; Paleosols; Precambrian; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); GEOLOGICAL RECORD; PALEOSOL; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; RIFT ZONE; VOLCANISM; WEATHERING;

MIDCONTINENT RIFT; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58549115897     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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