Coherent provenance studies of soils that take into account data processing and the
limitations arising from the physiochemical properties of the source material are scarce. In …

A sedimentological and chronostratigraphical investigation was carried out on two loess
sections located in the Mediterranean area in southeast France along the Rhône River …

Terra rossa soils on the Istrian peninsula are generally considered polygenetic relict soils.
They overlie and mark the youngest subaerial unconformity in the northwestern part of the …

The purpose of the current study was to quantitatively explore the dynamics of clay
pedogenesis in red-brown soils of the terra-rossa type and associated soils (mainly …

Abstract La Mancha (Central Spain) is one of the most extensive vineyard regions in the
world, and 'Valdepeñas' is a representative Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) in this …

This review is concerned with some key features observed within grouped samples of
ancient ceramics that provide important evidence concerning the selection of appropriate …

Textural features are widespread in many soils, provide pedogenetic evidence, and are
fundamental in soil classification systems. The presence of these features and their …

Purpose Water reservoirs around the world suffer from accelerated sediment loads and,
consequently, contamination. Notably, in water-scarce regions such as Jordan, this poses a …

Pedogenic iron minerals and their magnetic and color properties have been studied mainly
as reflectors of environmental conditions, especially in Chinese and European …

Fluvial red mudstones of Tortonian age (overbank deposits) are widespread in the Mersin
area in southern Turkey. The XRD analysis reveals that the mudstones consist …