Rock magnetism investigation of highly magnetic soil developed on calcareous rock in Yun-Gui Plateau, China: Evidence for pedogenic magnetic minerals

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-50

  Lu, S G ^a   Chen, D J ^a   Wang, S Y ^a   Liu, Y D ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Iron oxide; Magnetic soil; Magnetic susceptibility; Pedogenesis; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS ROCK; CRYSTALLINE NANOPARTICLES; CURIE POINTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FERRIMAGNETIC MINERALS; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; GIBBSITES; HIGH TEMPERATURE MAGNETIZATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; MAGHEMITES; MAGNETIC CARRIERS; MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTIC; MAGNETIC CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC GRAINS; MAGNETIC MINERALS; MAGNETIC SOILS; NANO SCALE; NONMAGNETICS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PARENT MATERIALS; PEDOGENESIS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; ROCK MAGNETISM; SOIL MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SOIL PROFILES; SUPERPARAMAGNETICS; ULTRAFINE; WEATHERED SOILS; XRD PATTERNS;

CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ROCKS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOILS; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NANOMAGNETICS;

CLAY MINERAL; CLAY SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GIBBSITE; HEMATITE; IRON OXIDE; MAGHEMITE; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PEDOGENESIS; PEDOLOGY; WEATHERED MEDIUM;

CHINA;

EID: 83755188592     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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