Biogeochemical weathering in sedimentary chronosequences of the Rhône and Oberaar Glaciers (Swiss Alps): Rates and mechanisms of biotite weathering

Geoderma

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 270-281

  Follmi K B ^a   Arn, K ^a   Hosein, R ^a   Adatte, T ^a   Steinmann, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biotite; Chemical weathering; Chronosequence; Oberaar and Rh ne glaciers; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CHRONOSEQUENCES; DERIVED MATERIALS; EDGE SURFACE; FINE-GRAINED MATERIAL; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL SEDIMENTS; GLACIER RETREAT; HIGH PERMEABILITY; LITTLE ICE AGE; MELT WATER; PHYLLOSILICATE; PODZOLISATION; PROGLACIAL; REACTIVE MINERALS; SEDIMENT AGE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SWISS ALPS; SWITZERLAND; TERMINAL MORAINES; VEGETATION COVER; WEATHERING PROCESS; WEATHERING RATES; XRD ANALYSIS; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; CLAY MINERALS; EROSION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; MICA; MINERALS; MINING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOLVENTS; SURFACES;

WEATHERING;

BEDROCK; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTITE; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER RETREAT; MELTWATER; MICA GROUP; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WEATHERING;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67449097475     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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