Weathering on land and transport of chromium to the ocean in a subtropical region (Misiones, NW Argentina): A chromium stable isotope perspective

Chemical Geology

Volumn 381, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-124

  Frei, Robert ^a   Poiré, Daniel ^b   Frei, Karin Margarita ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c National Museum of Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Argentina; Cr isotopes; Laterite; Misiones; Paran River; River water; Weathering profiles

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ESTUARIES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SOILS; TROPICS; URANIUM; WEATHERING;

ARGENTINA; CR ISOTOPES; LATERITE; MISIONES; RIVER WATER; WEATHERING PROFILES;

ISOTOPES;

CHROMIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LATERITE; MOBILIZATION; SEAWATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WEATHERING PROFILE;

ARGENTINA; MISIONES [ARGENTINA]; PARANA RIVER;

EID: 84901682486     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.05.015     Document Type: Article

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