Weathering and mineralogical evolution in a high Alpine soil chronosequence: A combined approach using SEM-EDX, cathodoluminescence and Nomarski DIC microscopy

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 280, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-118

  Mavris, Christian ^a   Götze, Jens ^b   Plötze, Michael ^c   Egli, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apatite; Cathodoluminescence; Nomarski DIC microscopy; Quartz; SEM EDX; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DETECTION OF CHEMICALS; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; GLACIAL SEDIMENTS; K-FELDSPAR; MATERIAL SCIENCE; MORPHOLOGIC CHANGES; PHYSICAL WEATHERING; PROGLACIAL; REFERENCE POINTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SEDIMENT EXPOSURE; SEM-EDX; SOIL CHRONOSEQUENCE; SOIL FORMATIONS; SWITZERLAND; TIME SPAN; TOPSOIL SAMPLES; XRD;

APATITE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; FELDSPAR; FREE RADICALS; MICA; MINERALS; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

WEATHERING;

ALKALI FELDSPAR; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; APATITE; BIOTITE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EPIDOTE; FREE RADICAL; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GRANITE; MINERALOGY; PLAGIOCLASE; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TILL; TOPSOIL; WEATHERING;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84867999511     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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