Weathering microenvironments on feldspar surfaces: Implications for understanding fluid-mineral reactions in soils

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1319-1328

  Lee, M R ^a   Brown, D J ^a   Hodson, M E ^b   MacKenzie, M ^a,c   Smith, C L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkali feldspar; Smectite; TEM; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; CHRONOSEQUENCES; FOCUSED ION BEAM TECHNIQUE; FUNGAL HYPHAE; GRAIN SURFACE; LEACHED LAYERS; MATRIX; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MINERAL INTERACTIONS; MINERAL REACTIONS; MINERAL SURFACES; NATURAL WEATHERING; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SMECTITE; SMECTITES; TEM;

ALUMINOSILICATES; CLAY MINERALS; DEBRIS; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; FELDSPAR; ION BEAMS; LEACHING; MINERALS; MINING; SOILS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; FELDSPAR; SMECTITE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

EID: 69249219151     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.6.1319     Document Type: Article

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