Calcrete

Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 10-45

  Wright, V Paul ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Calcrete; Displacive and replacive introduction; Sediments and bedrock; Terrestrial accumulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889800303     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470712917.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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