Intensive kaolinization during a lateritic weathering event in South-West Spain. Mineralogical and geochemical inferences from a relict paleosol

Catena

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-33

  Fernandez Caliani J C ^a   Cantano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fe oxy hydroxides; Kaolin; Laterite; Paleoclimate; Paleosol; Pliocene; Weathering

Indexed keywords

KAOLIN; LATERITE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PALEOSURFACE; PLIOCENE; SAPROLITE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER TABLE; WEATHERING PROFILE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70350621245     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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