Micromorphological investigation of pedogenic barite in Mormon Mesa petrocalcic horizons, Nevada USA: Implication for genesis

Geoderma

Volumn 179-180, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Brock Hon, Amy L ^a   Robins, Colin R ^b   Buck, Brenda J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Palygorskite; Pedogenic barite; Petrocalcic horizons; Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

ACICULAR CRYSTALS; ARID SOILS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MICROPORES; PALYGORSKITES; PETROCALCIC HORIZONS; SEM IMAGE; SEM/EDS; SEPIOLITE; SILICATE CLAYS; SOIL PROFILES; WHITE CRYSTALS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CLAY MINERALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICATES; SOILS;

BARITE;

BARITE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CRYSTAL; DIAMETER; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PALYGORSKITE; PEDOGENESIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPIOLITE; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL PROFILE;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PRENANTHELLA EXIGUA;

EID: 84858301143     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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