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A comment on ‘a note on the characteristics and possible origins of desert varnishes from Southeast Morocco’ by Drs. Smith and Whalley
Author(s) -
Dorn Ronald I.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290140207
Subject(s) - desert (philosophy) , geology , philosophy , epistemology
This note queries the discussion of the origins of ‘desert varnishes’ (Smith and Whalley, 1988), 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.
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