Abstract: A noticeable feature of many of the soils of north-east Scotland is the presence in them of glistening yellow flakes of decomposed biotite. The light-reflecting property of this material catches the eye even though the flakes themselves are often of very small size. An analogous process to the breakdown of biotite as reported below occurs in the soil-clays of the area, and the present study was undertaken primarily in order to throw light on the mineralogical nature of the clay fractions of the soils, since the large amounts of anmrphous material associated with the soil-clay minerals renders less satisfactory the direct approach. The mineralogy of the soil-clays will be dealt with in a separate communication.
Publication Year: 1949
Publication Date: 1949-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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