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Coastal Dune Ecosystem Reference Database

Selenium content of soil-forming rocks Journal Paper

Author
Wells, N.
Year
1967
Journal / Source
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Volume
10
Pages
198-208
Summary
Low amounts of selenium occur in granites, rhyolites, rhyolitic pumices, limestones, and schists. High amounts occur in andesites (particularly ashes), Upper Cretaceous argillites, and basalts. The selenium content of soil-forming rocks averages 0