Features and origin of red clays in Castañar cave: A touch of colour

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 515-520

  Martin Perez A ^a   Martin Garcia R ^a   Alonso Zarza, A M ^a   Herrero, M J ^a  

^a Universidad Complutense de Madrid CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; KAOLINITE; MINERALS;

CARBONATE CRYSTALS; CHROMATIC CONTRAST; FE OXIDE; HOST ROCKS; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; RED CLAY; SHOW CAVES; SMECTITES;

CAVES;

CERES;

EID: 85007283037     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12486-0_79     Document Type: Article

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