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A STUDY of the distribution of trace elements in rocks, soils and plants in Snowdonia1, to be reported in detail elsewhere, has led to a realization of the relative importance of material borne in the atmosphere as a source for the trace elements in certain organic accumulations. Relevant analytical data are provided from two sources—first, from an investigation into the role of saxicolous lichens in the initial stages of pedogenesis and, second, from a routine survey of the trace element status of mountain topsoils.
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JENKINS, D., DAVIES, R. Trace Element Content of Organic Accumulations. Nature 210, 1296–1297 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101296a0
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