Origin of clay minerals in Early Eocene volcanic paleosols on King George Island, Maritime Antarctica

Abstract The paleoclimate during the Early Eocene in Maritime Antarctica is characterized by cool conditions without a pronounced dry season. Soils formed on volcanic material under such climate conditions in modern analogue environments are usually Andosols rich in nanocrystalline minerals without...

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Main Authors: Diogo Noses Spinola, Teresa Pi-Puig, Elizabeth Solleiro-Rebolledo, Markus Egli, Masafumi Sudo, Sergey Sedov, Peter Kühn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06617-x