Polygenetic history of paleosols in middle-upper pennsylvanian cyclothems of the Illinois basin, U.S.A.: Part I. Characterization of paleosol types and interpretation of pedogenic processes

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 606-636

  Rosenau, Nicholas A ^a   Tabor, Neil J ^a   Elrick, Scott D ^b   Nelson, W John ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCITE; CEMENTS; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; KAOLINITE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PYRITES; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CARBONATE NODULES; COAL-BEARING STRATUM; FOSSIL ORGANIC MATTERS; ILLITE-SMECTITE; LATERAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; PEDOGENIC PROCESS; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS;

CEMENT INDUSTRY;

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CYCLOTHEM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ILLITE; MINERALOGY; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOSOL; PEDOGENESIS; PENNSYLVANIAN; SMECTITE; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL PROFILE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ILLINOIS BASIN; UNITED STATES;

VIRGILIA;

EID: 84881136718     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2013.50     Document Type: Article

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