Saprolites

Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regoliths

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 49-68

  Zauyah, Siti ^a   Schaefer, Carlos E G R ^b   Simas, Felipe N B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53156-8.00004-0     Document Type: Chapter

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