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Studies in the geology and mineralogy of soils: II. Soils of South-East Scotland
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2009
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(1) The mineralogical composition of the fine sand fraction of certain soils from the south-east of Scotland is described.
(2) The soils are shown to possess a fairly high content of silicate minerals in a comparatively fresh state.
(3) The distribution and amount of potash, phosphate and lime-bearing minerals in the soils is discussed.
(4) The soils can be grouped according to their mineral content and this grouping is found to depend on the geology of the parent material.
(5) All the soils are formed on glacial drift and the results suggest that the local rocks have a preponderating influence on the composition of the matrix of the drift.
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