Journal:
:international journal of environmental research
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k. sandeep
department of marine geology, mangalore university, mangalagangotri 574199, india,
2 present address: geological survey of india-training institute, bandlaguda, hyderabad 500068,
india a.k. warrier
department of marine geology, mangalore university, mangalagangotri 574199, india,
present address: antarctic science division, national centre for antarctic & ocean research,
headland sada, vasco-da-gama, goa 403 804, india b.g. harshavardhana
department of marine geology, mangalore university, mangalagangotri 574199, india r. shankar
department of marine geology, mangalore university, mangalagangotri 574199, india
iron oxide minerals in soils provide valuable insights into pedogenic processes. a wealth of such information has been obtained by rock magnetic investigations on temperate soils but similar studies on tropical soils are rare. here, we report rock magnetic data on pristine soil profiles and surficial soils from five catchments in the tropical southern india and throw light on the pedogenic proc...