Iron oxides in plinthic soils on sedimentary deposits in northeastern Brazil

This study was conducted to examine the distribution and nature of Fe oxides in plinthic soils on the sediments of Barreiras Group (in the state of Piauí) and Itapecuru Formation (in the state of Maranhão) in Northeastern Brazil. Four pedons were selected: a "plinthic, dystrophic, epieutrophic...

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Main Authors: R. J. Heck, A. R. Mermut, M. C. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 1999-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06831999000300019&lng=en&tlng=en