Vy. Alekseyev, METHOD OF QUANTITATIVE-DETERMINATION OF PRIMARY MINERALS IN SOILS ANDROCKS BY X-RAY-DIFFRACTOMETRY, Eurasian soil science, 26(11), 1994, pp. 77-86
A method has been developed for quantitative X-ray diffraction analysi
s of the main primary minerals. It is oriented primarily toward invest
igation of soils on loesses and loesslike rocks. Procedures are descri
bed for preparing soils and rocks for analysis, determining correction
coefficients, and the technique of sampling and calculations. The met
hod is distinguished by fairly high reproducibility and speed.