Prediction of some weathering trends of plutonic and volcanic rocks based on thermodynamic and kinetic considerations

1984/07/01 by H.W Nesbitt, H.W. Nesbitt, G.M Young +1 · 2,322 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Materials Science · #Biotite #Clay minerals and soil interactions #Feldspar #Geochemistry #Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Mineralogy #Muscovite #Plagioclase #Quartz #Rhyolite #Volcanic glass #Volcanic rock #Volcano #Weathering

paper · doi:10.1016/0016-7037(84)90408-3

published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 48(7), 1523-1534 (Elsevier BV)

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