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The mineralogical composition of some Scottish soils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

James Hendrick  and
George Newlands
James Hendrick
Affiliation:
(Soil Research Department, North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen.)
George Newlands
Affiliation:
(Soil Research Department, North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen.)
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1. Previous investigations showed that certain Scottish soils were of glacial drift origin, that they were comparatively rich in unweathered silicates and therefore in reserves of plant-food, that they showed considerable variation in such silicates and were capable of classification accordingly. Some indication was also shown that the glacial drift, and hence the resulting soil, was sometimes of local origin, its character being determined by the underlying rock. In the present investigation a more extensive survey of Scottish soils has been made in order to discover to what extent these preliminary findings might be applicable generally.

2. For this purpose soils have been collected from various localities in the north, north-east, west and south of Scotland, and have been analysed mechanically and the “fine sand” fraction examined mineralogically.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , July 1925 , pp. 257 - 271
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1925

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