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

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

Ward Chesworth

Department of Land Resource Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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.

Clays and Clay Minerals; March 1975 v. 23; no. 1; p. 55-60; DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1975.0230108
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