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A national-scale geochemical and mineralogical survey of soils of the conterminous United States

March 26, 2011

In 2007, the US Geological Survey initiated a low-density (1 site per 1600 km2, c. 4800 sites) geochemical and mineralogical survey of soils of the conterminous USA. The ideal sampling protocol at each site includes a sample from 0–5 cm depth, a composite of the soil A horizon, and a sample from the soil C horizon. The

Publication Year 2011
Title A national-scale geochemical and mineralogical survey of soils of the conterminous United States
DOI 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.116
Authors David B. Smith, William F. Cannon, Laurel G. Woodruff
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Applied Geochemistry
Index ID 70227299
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center; Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center
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