Mineralogical composition of fine fractions of soils in the terminal zone of the Valdai glaciation

Authors
Chizhikova, NP Koptsik, GN Murashkina-Miis, MA
Citation
Np. Chizhikova et al., Mineralogical composition of fine fractions of soils in the terminal zone of the Valdai glaciation, EURAS SOIL, 33(8), 2000, pp. 850-861
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy
Journal title
EURASIAN SOIL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
10642293 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
850 - 861
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-2293(200008)33:8<850:MCOFFO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The diversity of soil-forming materials in the terminal zone of the Valdai glaciation is the reason for the diverse mineralogical composition of fine- dispersed fractions (clay, fine and medium silt) of soils in the Russkii Se ver (Russian North) national reserve. The modern soil formation results in the intense transformation of biotite and chlorite into vermiculite, the de composition of smectite, and the accumulation of kaolinite and quartz in th e eluvial parts of soil profiles.