A comment on "A note on the characteristics and possible origins of desert varnishes from southwest Morocco' by Drs. Smith and Whalley

Ronald Dorn

A comment on "A note on the characteristics and possible origins of desert varnishes from southwest Morocco' by Drs. Smith and Whalley

Ronald Dorn

Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, School of (SGSUP)

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Queries the discussion of the origins of "desert varnishes', with particular reference to manganese-rich conditions. The case for a biotic model of varnish development is proposed and illustrated as opposed to the abiotic model put forward by Smith and Whalley. -Author

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Earth Surface Processes & Landforms
Pages	167-170
Number of pages	4
Volume	14
Edition	2
State	Published - 1989

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General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science

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