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Applied and Environmental Soil Science
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Research Article
Investigations into Soil Composition and Texture Using Infrared Spectroscopy (2–14
m)
Table 1
Accessible windows within infrared spectral regions and their diagnostic compositional elements commonly found in soils.
SWIR
1.0–2.5
m
MIR
3–5
m
TIR
7–14
m
Clay minerals (e.g., kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite), sulphates (e.g., gypsum) and carbonate (e.g., calcite) minerals
Organic carbon (e.g., lignin, cellulose), quartz, kaolinite
Quartz (including silt versus coarse sand), kaolinite, illite/montmorillonite, cellulose.