Mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic characteristics of Quaternary calcretes in the Adana region, southern Turkey: Implications on their origin

Catena

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 164-177

  Kaplan, Meryem Yeşilot ^a   Eren, Muhsin ^a   Kadir, Selahattin ^b   Kapur, Selim ^c  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcrete; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Pedogenic origin; Stable isotope; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCRETE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE GROUP; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MINERALOGY; OXIDE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PEDOGENESIS; QUATERNARY; SMECTITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER;

ADANA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84869863891     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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