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Iron oxides in tropical soils on various parent materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

W. Wiriyakitnateekul ,
A. Suddhiprakarn ,
I. Kheoruenromne ,
M. N. Smirk  and
R. J. Gilkes
W. Wiriyakitnateekul
Affiliation:
Office of Science for Land Development, Land Development Department, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
A. Suddhiprakarn*
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
I. Kheoruenromne
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
M. N. Smirk
Affiliation:
School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
R. J. Gilkes
Affiliation:
School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
*
*E-mail: agrals@ku.ac.th
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Abstract

Twenty nine Fe oxide concentrates of Thai soils formed on basalt, sandstone, shale/limestone and granite were investigated. Goethite and hematite are relatively more abundant in granitic and basaltic soils, respectively. Values of Feo/Fed range from 0.01 to 0.28 indicating that free Fe oxides are mostly crystalline.

There are no systematic differences in unit-cell dimensions for goethite and hematite in soils on different parent materials. Mean crystallite dimensions calculated from the 110 reflections are greater for hematite than for goethite. Aluminium substitution varies from 8 to 24 mole% for goethite and from 4 to 17 mole% for hematite. The dehydroxylation temperature for goethite ranges from 285ºC to 320ºC. The goethite in basaltic soils has a smaller crystal size and Al substitution, as well as a lower dehydroxylation temperature, compared to soils on other parent materials. The dehydroxylation temperature of goethite is positively related to Al substitution (R = +0.58), MCD110 (R = +0.49) and Ald (R = +0.53). The Mn, Ni, Cr, V and P in these soils occur in Fe oxides rather than as discrete minerals.

Keywords

goethitehematiteironaluminiumtropical soilparent material

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Clay Minerals , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , December 2007 , pp. 437 - 451
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2007

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