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Soil Minerals in the System Al2O3-SiO2-H2O: Phase Equilibrium Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

Ward Chesworth
Ward Chesworth*
Affiliation:
Department of Land Resource Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

Mineralogical reactions in the system Al2O3-SiO2-H2O are examined and an isothermal, isobaric cross-section of the portion of the system applicable to soil genesis, is determined. The relevance of the cross-section to soil mineralogy is discussed.

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Research Article
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 55 - 60
Copyright
Copyright © 1975, The Clay Minerals Society

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