Anthropogenic lead as a tracer of rock varnish growth: Implications for rates of formation

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-266

  Spilde, Michael N ^a   Melim, Leslie A ^b   Northup, Diana E ^a   Boston, Penelope J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAYER THICKNESS; NEW MEXICO; YIELD GROWTH;

ARID REGIONS; GROWTH RATE; LEAD; LEAD OXIDE; ROCKS;

VARNISH;

ARID REGION; DESERT; EOLIAN PROCESS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GROWTH RATE; LEAD; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

NEW MEXICO; SOCORRO [NEW MEXICO]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873431061     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G33514.1     Document Type: Article

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