Some topics on geochemistry of weathering: a review

Weathering is a complex process comprising physical disaggregation, chemical and biological decomposition of rocks and minerals transforming complex structure minerals in simpler ones. Hydrolysis of silicates is perhaps the most important process but associated certainly to biological weathering. It...

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Main Author: Milton L.L. Formoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2006-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652006000400014