Conceptual mineral genesis models for calcic pendants and petrocalcic horizons, Nevada

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1887-1903

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

^a KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOILS; AMORPHOUS SILICA; AUTHIGENIC; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; HIGH PH; INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS; MINERAL DEVELOPMENT; PALYGORSKITES; SALT FLUX; SOIL GENESIS; SOIL MINERALOGY; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SOIL SOLUTIONS; TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIPS;

ALKALINITY; BARITE; BARIUM; CALCITE; CHLORINE; CLAY MINERALS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; SILICA; SOIL MOISTURE;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AUTHIGENESIS; CALCITE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MOBILITY; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL PROFILE; SOLUBILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866426392     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0073     Document Type: Article

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