Mechanisms of magnesium isotope fractionation in volcanic soil weathering sequences, Guadeloupe

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 341-344, Issue , 2012, Pages 176-185

  Opfergelt, S ^a,b   Georg, R B ^c   Delvaux, B ^b   Cabidoche, Y M ^d   Burton, K W ^a,e   Halliday, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UR1321   (France)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andesite weathering; Clay minerals; Exchangeable magnesium; Guadeloupe; Magnesium isotopes; Volcanic soils

Indexed keywords

BULK SOILS; CHEMICAL FLUX; CLAY FRACTIONS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DATA SUPPORT; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXTERNAL INPUT; FE OXIDE; GUADELOUPE; HALLOYSITE; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC VARIATIONS; MG ISOTOPES; SEA SPRAY; SECONDARY PHASIS; SMECTITES; SOIL WEATHERING; STABLE ISOTOPES; VOLCANIC SOILS; WEATHERING PROCESS; WET CONDITIONS;

CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; MAGNESIUM; MINERALS; SOILS; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

WEATHERING;

ANDESITE; CLAY MINERAL; HALLOYSITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; KAOLINITE; MAGNESIUM; VOLCANIC SOIL; WEATHERING;

GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 84863693540     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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