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Recognition and characterisation of the aeolian component in soils in the Girilambone Region, north western New South Wales, Australia

Date

Authors

Tate, Susan

Greene, Richard

Scott, Keith

McQueen, Kenneth

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Characterisation of aeolian material in the Girilambone Region of New South Wales (600 km NW of Sydney), using particle size analysis, mineralogy, geochemistry and micromorphological analysis, shows that it consists of spheroidal, highly abraded 70 μm

Keywords

Keywords: abrasion; dust; eolian process; erosion control; grain size; micromorphology; mineralogy; particle size; quartz; regolith; size distribution; soil chemistry; soil erosion; Australasia; Australia; Girilambone; Lachlan Fold Belt; New South Wales Aeolian material; Australia; Dust traps; Geochemistry; Girilambone; Mineralogy; Particle size analysis; Regolith; Soil micromorphology

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24151

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Catena

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.catena.2006.05.009

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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