Mineralogy and incipient pedogenesis of Entisols in anorthosite terrane of the San Gabriel Mountains, California Academic Article

abstract

• Entisols on anorthosite and associated mafic dikes in the San Gabriel Mountains were examined to determine the influence of contrasting parent materials on soil mineralogy and incipient pedogenesis. Soils are shallow Xerothents on chaparral-covered slopes of 50 to 65% gradient. Soil properties are strongly influenced by the parent material. Denudation rates on the steep, chaparral-covered slopes indicate that no part of the soils, including the Cr horizons, can be older than 400 yr. Pedogenesis is inhibited by high erosion rates on this steep terrain.

authors

• Herbert, Bruce

published proceedings

• Soil Science Society of America Journal

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• GRAHAM, R. C., HERBERT, B. E., & ERVIN, J. O.

citation count

• 16

complete list of authors

• GRAHAM, RC||HERBERT, BE||ERVIN, JO

publication date

• December 1988

published in

• Soil Science Society of America Journal  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2136/sssaj1988.03615995005200030026x

start page

• 738

end page

• 746

volume

• 52

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1988.03615995005200030026x