Soils of Azores islands: Elemental characterization with an emphasis on rare-earth elements

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-122

  Freitas, Maria Do Carmo ^a   G Pacheco, Adriano M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores islands; K 0 INAA; Rare earth elements; Topsoil composition; Volcanic terrains

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; LANTHANIDE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BASALT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTIONATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; WEATHERING;

EID: 77949272800     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-009-0130-7     Document Type: Article

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