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Imogolite from New Guinea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

R. L. Parfitt  and
W. J. McHardy
R. L. Parfitt
Affiliation:
Department of Pedology, The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB9 2QJ, Scotland
W. J. McHardy
Affiliation:
Department of Pedology, The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB9 2QJ, Scotland
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Imogolite is a hydrous aluminium silicate mineral (Cradwick et al., 1973) with a fibrous morphology and low degree of structural order, which, since first described by Y oshinaga and Aomine (1962), has been reported to occur as a weathering product of pyroclastic materials in many localities. However, Wada et al. (1972) have recently drawn attention to the fact that imogolite occurs in gels derived from massive, though jointed, basalt in Hawaii. The purpose of the present note is to describe the identification of imogolite in some very young volcanic ash soils from New Guinea-a finding that has important genetic implications.

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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , August 1974 , pp. 369 - 371
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 1974

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