Micromorphology, mineralogy and geochemistry of lateritic weathering over serpentinite in south-east Cameroon

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 38-48

  Dzemua, Gideon Lambiv ^a,b,c   Mees, Florias ^d   Stoops, Georges ^a   Van Ranst, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Geovic Cameroon PLC   (Cameroon)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ferralsols; Geochemistry; Gibbsite; Laterite; Micropedology; Serpentinite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FERRALSOL; GEOCHEMISTRY; GIBBSITE; IRON OXIDE; LATERITE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SERPENTINITE; WEATHERING PROFILE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CAMEROON;

EID: 79952311619     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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