Clay accumulation and argillic-horizon development as influenced by aeolian deposition vs. local parent material on quartzite and limestone-derived alluvial fans

Geoderma

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 98-108

  Elliott, P E ^a   Drohan, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Argillic horizon; Dust; Mojave; Quartzite

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN; AEOLIAN DEPOSITION; ALLUVIAL FANS; ARGILLIC HORIZON; ATMOSPHERIC DUST; CLAY FILMS; CLAY FORMATION; CLIMATE REGIME; DUST DEPOSITION; GRAIN BRIDGING; IN-BETWEEN; IN-CHANNEL; IN-SITU; MOJAVE; MOLLISOLS; PARENT MATERIALS; PINYON-JUNIPER WOODLANDS; PLEISTOCENE; QUARTZITE; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SOIL MINERALOGY; THIN SECTION; XRD;

CALCIUM; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DUST; EROSION; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; QUARTZ; SOILS; WEATHERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CLAY MINERALS;

ACCUMULATION; AEROSOL; ALLUVIAL FAN; ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; CLAY; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LIMESTONE; MOLLISOL; QUARTZITE;

JUNIPERUS; PINUS EDULIS;

EID: 67349134188     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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