supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40925008,40876024,and 40776027);National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB815906);Shanghai Shuguang Program (Grant No. 07SG23);Shanghai Subject Chief Scientist Program (Grant No. 10XD1406300)
Weathering products of silicate rocks are particularly useful for evaluating the continental chemical weathering on the Earth's surface and its mechanism.Clay mineralogy and major-element geochemistry of surface sedim...