Calcic soils and calcretes in the southwestern United States

Abstract

Petrography of calcretes Geologic significance of calcic soils and calcretes Horizons associated with calcic soils and pedogenic calcretes Chemistry of calcic soils and calcretes General chemical characteristics of calcretes Minor elements in calcic soils and pedogenic calcretes Ca:Mg ratios and clay minerals Geographic, stratigraphic,