The comparison from soil samples of tectonically active and stable areas with examples from Central- and South America

Geomorphology of the tropics with special reference to South Asia and Africa

Auteurs :
KREUTZWALD, L.
GRUNERT, J.

Description :
Results show the significant difference in soil texture, pH-value and heavy minerals between the tectonically stable part of South America and the tectonically active part of Central America, which cannot merely the interpreted as the effect of source rock. The results relate to differences of weathering in tectonically active and stable parts of the tropics, particularly to certain aspects of the morphology of quartz grains.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Supplementband, issn : 0044-2798, 1992, n°. 91, p. 29-34, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 11 réf.

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin ; Stuttgart, Borntraeger