Dissolution of olivine during natural weathering

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6098-6113

  Velbel, Michael A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; ETCHING; HOST ROCK; OLIVINE; PARENT BODY; REGOLITH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLCANIC ROCK; WEATHERING;

APPALACHIANS; BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849106736     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.024     Document Type: Article

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