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Jan 1, 2016 · On the high Eh-pH side, iron is oxidized to the ferric state and ferrihydrite precipitates. Ferrihydrite is metastable and can be expected to age or ripen to goethite. Fluctuations across the zone of precipitation are also important in causing mottling and nodule formation in gleyic varieties of soil. Full size image.
- Ortstein and Placic Horizons
Ortstein horizons are relatively common in the USA, but...
- Ortstein, Physical Properties
A huge accumulation of the complexes leads to the formation...
- Ortstein and Placic Horizons
May 1, 2011 · From a weight-of-evidence assessment, ortstein is cemented by Al-organic complexes and short-range-order compounds, and placic horizons are cemented by Fe as ferrihydrite or as Fe-organic complexes. Abbreviations
- James Bockheim
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Jul 1, 2000 · Ortstein is a hardened spodic horizon in which the cementation is due to sesquioxides (mostly iron) and illuviated organic matter. All the ferric oxides reported here are recent and are actively forming today.
A slowly permeable layer is significant for the land use, genetic and hydrological understanding of soils. It may overlap a number of other diagnostic horizons — for example, the fragipan, argillic horizon, densipan, humus-pan or ortstein horizons and lithic or paralithic contacts. Sodic Features
Jan 1, 2014 · Ortstein horizons are relatively common in the USA, but placic horizons are less common. Soils bearing ortstein and placic horizons are used for cranberry and blueberry culture, truck crops, and forestry operations but have many limitations for other kinds of land use.
- James G. Bockheim
- 2014
Jan 1, 2014 · A huge accumulation of the complexes leads to the formation of coherent aggregates, and even of continuous, highly cemented layers referred to as ortstein. Properties: Ortstein is 25 mm or more thick and 50% or more (by volume) cemented (Soil Survey Staff, 1999).
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Jul 1, 2004 · In respect to iron minerals, at least two types of Raseneisenstein can be distinguished (Schlichting, 1965): the oxidized (goethite, ferrihydrite) and the reduced one (vivianite, siderite).