MINERALOGY OF SOILS DEVELOPED ON TRIASSIC SEDIMENTS

Soils formed on eluvium of Triassic sediments and their derivatives are characterized by a sharp predominance of smectite group minerals with an admixture of palygorskite in the mud fraction and feldspars in dusty ones. The composition of minerals predetermines high soil fertility.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: N. Chizhikova, A. Ivanov, N. Kuchmar
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute 2010-06-01
Series:Бюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева
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Online Access:https://bulletin.esoil.ru/jour/article/view/477