The role of reaction affinity and secondary minerals in regulating chemical weathering rates at the Santa Cruz Soil Chronosequence, California

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2804-2831

  Maher, Kate ^a   Steefel, Carl I ^b   White, Art F ^c   Stonestrom, Dave A ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHRONOSEQUENCE; DISSOLUTION; LABORATORY METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SECONDARY MINERAL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHERING PROFILE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64749087070     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.01.030     Document Type: Article

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