Research Article
Nature and Properties of Lateritic Soils Derived from Different Parent Materials in Taiwan
Table 4
Minerals composition in the clay fraction for the five lateritic soils being studied.
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Qz: quartz or halloysite; Kao: kaolinite; Mic: micas; Gib: gibbsite; Hem: hematite; Goe: goethite; Lep: lepidocrocite; Mag: magnetite; Maghem: maghemite; Ver: vermiculite; Mon: montmorillonite; Chl: chlorite; ML: mixed layer. bClay fraction without removing free iron oxides. cMagnetite and Maghemite were concentrated by hand magnet. ++++: dominant; +++: major; ++: intermediate; +: minor; nd: not detected. |