This paper is a review of some advances in the studies on 1.4-nm intergrade mineral of soils in sub-tropical China. 1) 1.4-nm intergrade mineral occurs ubiquitously in soils of subtropical China. The 1.4-nmrnineral in...This paper is a review of some advances in the studies on 1.4-nm intergrade mineral of soils in sub-tropical China. 1) 1.4-nm intergrade mineral occurs ubiquitously in soils of subtropical China. The 1.4-nmrnineral in red soil and yellow soil is mainly 1.4-nm intergrade mineral, and in acidic yellow-brown soil (pH< 5.5) is verniiculite alone or 1.4-nm intergrade mineral together with vermiculite. The distribution and thecontent of 1 .4-nm intergrade mineral in the mountain soils are more widespread and higher than those of thecorresponding soils in horizontal zone. 2) The interlayer material of 1.4-nin intergrade mineral ui these soilsappears to be hydroxy-Al polymers instead of hydroxy-Fe, proto-imogolite or kaolin-like material. There isa significant positive correlation between Al amount extracted from the soil with sodium citrate after DCBextraction and pH value of the citrate solution after the extraction. The citrate can also extract a certainamount of silicon from the soil, but the silicon may not come from interlayer of 1.4-nm intergrade mineral.3) It was seldom studied that either vermiculite or smectite did the natural 1.4-nm intergrade mineral comefrom in soil, or it was commonly thought to come from vermiculite. A recent report has revealed that itcan come from smectite. There are some different behaviors between the 1.4-nm intergrade mineral derivedfrom vermiculite and that from smectite. For example, they exert different influences on the formation ofgibbsite. The 1.4-nm intergrade mineral derived from smectite may promote the formation of gibbsite in theyellow soil. 4) The type of 1.4-nm minerals in soils. i.e., vermiculite or 1.4-nm intergrade mineral, may besignificant to soil properties, such as soil acidity, exchangeable Al, electric charge aiiiount and specific surfacearea. Therefore, the management for the soil in which 1.4-nm mineral is mainly 1.4-nm intergrade mineralor vermiculite should be dealt with differently.展开更多
Weathering products of silicate rocks are particularly useful for evaluating the continental chemical weathering on the Earth's surface and its mechanism.Clay mineralogy and major-element geochemistry of surface s...Weathering products of silicate rocks are particularly useful for evaluating the continental chemical weathering on the Earth's surface and its mechanism.Clay mineralogy and major-element geochemistry of surface sediment samples collected in major rivers of Malay Peninsula and North Borneo in the tropical Southeast Asian region are used to study the present chemical weathering process and its controlling factors of tropical regions.The results indicate that the clay mineral assemblage in Malay Peninsula consists dominantly of kaolinite(average 80%) and minor illite(average 17%),almost without chlorite and smectite,whereas in North Borneo it consists mainly of illite and chlorite,with minor amounts of kaolinite(average 14%) and no smectite.Total contents of illite and chlorite in both Northwest and Northeast Borneo are 84% and 87%,respectively.Major-element geochemical results of both bulk and clay-fraction sediments show intensive chemical weathering degree for both areas.Relatively,the chemical weathering degree is gradually strengthened from Northeast Borneo,Northwest Borneo,to Malay Peninsula,and it is extremely intensive in Malay Peninsula.Our results indicate that,in the tropical Southeast Asian region exampled by Malay Peninsula and Borneo,climatic condition of tropical warm temperature and East Asian monsoon rainfall is the first-order controlling factor on the chemical weathering,resulting in intensive chemical weathering throughout tropical areas,and tectonic activity and lithology of parent rocks are subordinate factors,which still have an important impact on the weathering products,forming completely different clay mineral assemblages between Malay Peninsula and Borneo.展开更多
文摘This paper is a review of some advances in the studies on 1.4-nm intergrade mineral of soils in sub-tropical China. 1) 1.4-nm intergrade mineral occurs ubiquitously in soils of subtropical China. The 1.4-nmrnineral in red soil and yellow soil is mainly 1.4-nm intergrade mineral, and in acidic yellow-brown soil (pH< 5.5) is verniiculite alone or 1.4-nm intergrade mineral together with vermiculite. The distribution and thecontent of 1 .4-nm intergrade mineral in the mountain soils are more widespread and higher than those of thecorresponding soils in horizontal zone. 2) The interlayer material of 1.4-nin intergrade mineral ui these soilsappears to be hydroxy-Al polymers instead of hydroxy-Fe, proto-imogolite or kaolin-like material. There isa significant positive correlation between Al amount extracted from the soil with sodium citrate after DCBextraction and pH value of the citrate solution after the extraction. The citrate can also extract a certainamount of silicon from the soil, but the silicon may not come from interlayer of 1.4-nm intergrade mineral.3) It was seldom studied that either vermiculite or smectite did the natural 1.4-nm intergrade mineral comefrom in soil, or it was commonly thought to come from vermiculite. A recent report has revealed that itcan come from smectite. There are some different behaviors between the 1.4-nm intergrade mineral derivedfrom vermiculite and that from smectite. For example, they exert different influences on the formation ofgibbsite. The 1.4-nm intergrade mineral derived from smectite may promote the formation of gibbsite in theyellow soil. 4) The type of 1.4-nm minerals in soils. i.e., vermiculite or 1.4-nm intergrade mineral, may besignificant to soil properties, such as soil acidity, exchangeable Al, electric charge aiiiount and specific surfacearea. Therefore, the management for the soil in which 1.4-nm mineral is mainly 1.4-nm intergrade mineralor vermiculite should be dealt with differently.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40925008,40876024,and 40776027)National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB815906)+1 种基金Shanghai Shuguang Program (Grant No. 07SG23)Shanghai Subject Chief Scientist Program (Grant No. 10XD1406300)
文摘Weathering products of silicate rocks are particularly useful for evaluating the continental chemical weathering on the Earth's surface and its mechanism.Clay mineralogy and major-element geochemistry of surface sediment samples collected in major rivers of Malay Peninsula and North Borneo in the tropical Southeast Asian region are used to study the present chemical weathering process and its controlling factors of tropical regions.The results indicate that the clay mineral assemblage in Malay Peninsula consists dominantly of kaolinite(average 80%) and minor illite(average 17%),almost without chlorite and smectite,whereas in North Borneo it consists mainly of illite and chlorite,with minor amounts of kaolinite(average 14%) and no smectite.Total contents of illite and chlorite in both Northwest and Northeast Borneo are 84% and 87%,respectively.Major-element geochemical results of both bulk and clay-fraction sediments show intensive chemical weathering degree for both areas.Relatively,the chemical weathering degree is gradually strengthened from Northeast Borneo,Northwest Borneo,to Malay Peninsula,and it is extremely intensive in Malay Peninsula.Our results indicate that,in the tropical Southeast Asian region exampled by Malay Peninsula and Borneo,climatic condition of tropical warm temperature and East Asian monsoon rainfall is the first-order controlling factor on the chemical weathering,resulting in intensive chemical weathering throughout tropical areas,and tectonic activity and lithology of parent rocks are subordinate factors,which still have an important impact on the weathering products,forming completely different clay mineral assemblages between Malay Peninsula and Borneo.