Micromorphological evidence for mineral weathering pathways in a coastal acid sulfate soil sequence with mediterranean-type climate, South Australia

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 403-422

  Poch, R M ^a   Thomas, B P ^b   Fitzpatrick, R W ^b   Merry, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Micromorphology; Mineralogy; Organic materials; Pyrite; Soil classification

Indexed keywords

ACID SULFATE SOILS; CALCAREOUS SAND; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; DRAINED SOILS; GYPSUM CRYSTALS; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; JAROSITES; LIGHT MICROSCOPY; LOCAL SOURCE; MANGROVE FOREST; MANGROVE SOILS; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MINERAL WEATHERING; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION RATES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEM; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL EVOLUTIONS; SOIL SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SULFIDE OXIDATION; THERMAL CONDITION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; EROSION; GYPSUM; IRON OXIDES; MINERALOGY; MINING; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC MINERALS; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SULFURIC ACID; WEATHERING;

MINERALS;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; COASTAL ZONE; CRYSTAL; GYPSUM; JAROSITE; MANGROVE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MINERAL; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PYRITE; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; TRANSFORMATION; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HEBRIDES; OUTER HEBRIDES; SAINT KILDA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CRITHMUM MARITIMUM;

EID: 69249083692     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07015     Document Type: Article

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