Mineral Composition and Weathering of Soils Derived from Xiashu Loess

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摘要 Mineralogical,physicalandchemicalanalysesofthesoilsderivedfromXiashuloesswerecarriedout.Theprimarymineralsofthesesoilswerefoundtobemainlycomposedoflightminerals,suchasquartz,feldsparandmica,withtracesofheavyminerals.Clayminerals,morecomplicateincomposition,weredominatedbyhydromica,accompaniedbysmectite,vermiculite,chlorite,kaolinite,2:1/1:1randomlyinterstratifiedmineralsandsmallamountsofquartz,goethite,lepidocrociteandhematite,Claymineralswerecharacterizedbylowcrystallinityandfineparticlesize.Inlightofthequartz/feldsparsratioofthe0.01-0.05mmsiltfraction,andtheclaymineralcomposition,thefreenessofironoxide,andthesilica/sesquioxideandsilica/aluminaratiosin<0.002mmclayfraction,itisconcludedthattheweatheringintensityofthesesoilswaslowerthanthoseofredsoilandyellowearth,buthigherthanthatofbrownearth,andthatthesoilallitization,depotassicationandhydroxylationofclaymineralsincreasedfromwesttoeastandfromnorthtosouthgeographically.However,thisgeneraltendencedidnotcoincideexactlywiththegradualalterationofthegeographiccoordinates,andinsomeplaces,areversetendencyalsoappeared,whichcouldbeattributedtotheinfluenceofsomesoilformingfactorssuchasparentmaterialandmicrotopography.
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出处 《土壤圈:英文版》 1992年2期
出版日期 1992年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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