Weathering, dust, and biocycling effects on soil silicon isotope ratios

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 876-889

  Bern, Carleton R ^a,b   Brzezinski, Mark A ^b   Beucher, Charlotte ^b   Ziegler, Karen ^c   Chadwick, Oliver A ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DISSOLUTION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SECONDARY MINERAL; SILICON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL HORIZON; WEATHERING;

EID: 72149107846     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.10.046     Document Type: Article

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