1. Chemical dissolution techniques in the study of soil clays: Part I
- Author
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E. A. C. Follett, W. J. McHardy, B. D. Mitchell, and B.F.L. Smith
- Subjects
Materials science ,Infrared spectroscopy ,Mineralogy ,Soil chemistry ,020101 civil engineering ,Fraction (chemistry) ,02 engineering and technology ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,0201 civil engineering ,Amorphous solid ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Soil water ,Glacial till ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Chemical dissolution - Abstract
The mineralogy of the clay fractions of two soil profiles representing the end-members of a catena developed on a glacial till derived from basic lavas has been determined. Particular attention has been given to the assessment of the nature of the amorphous inorganic material in the clay fraction of these soils. Chemical dissolution techniques were used and their effects on the clay fraction were followed by X-ray diffraction, differential thermal, infrared absorption, electron-optical and surface area measurements. The principal conclusion is that the soil clays are a continuum from completely disordered, through poorly ordered to well crystallized material.
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- 1965