Terra rossa genesis by replacement of limestone by kaolinite. III. dynamic quantitative model

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-274

  Banerjee, Amlan ^a   Merino, Enrique ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; INFILTRATION; KAOLINITE; LEACHING; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEDOGENESIS; REACTION KINETICS; REPLACEMENT; SECONDARY POROSITY; TERRA ROSSA;

EID: 79955541043     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659146     Document Type: Article

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