Determination of gypsum content in dryland soils exploiting the gypsum-bassanite phase change

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 403-411

  Lebron, I ^a   Herrero, J ^b   Robinson, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CALCIUM; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HEATING; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; WATER CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC WATERS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CA MONTMORILLONITES; CLAY WATER CONTENTS; DRYLAND; GYPSUM CONTENTS; GYPSUM CRYSTALS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; PHASE CHANGES; QUARTZ SANDS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOIL SAMPLES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC METHODS; WATER MOLECULES;

GYPSUM;

ANHYDRITE; CLAY MINERAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GYPSUM; MONTMORILLONITE; QUARTZ; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SAND; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 62549089297     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0001     Document Type: Article

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