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Calcareous Epigenetic Replacement («Epigénie») in Soils and Calcrete Formation

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Soils and Sediments

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This contribution is a review offering a new interpretation for the genesis of calcretes as defined by Goudie (1973). Calcretes are calcareous crusts which develop within weathering or soil profiles formed under warm climates with a marked dry season, excluding travertine or spring-, river- and water table cementations of various origins.

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Paquet, H., Ruellan, A. (1997). Calcareous Epigenetic Replacement («Epigénie») in Soils and Calcrete Formation. In: Soils and Sediments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60525-3_2

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