Evidence from Mossbauer spectroscopy of neo-formation of magnetite/maghemite in the soils of loess/paleosol sequences in China

被引:21
作者
Vandenberghe, RE [1 ]
Hus, JJ
De Grave, E
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Subatom & Radiat Phys, NUMAT, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[2] IRM, Ctr Phys Globe, B-5670 Dourbes, Viroinval, Belgium
来源
HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS | 1998年 / 117卷 / 1-4期
关键词
loess; paleosol; magnetite; hematite; Mossbauer spectroscopy; China;
D O I
10.1023/A:1012695310761
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
学科分类号
070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
Samples of four different loess/paleosol couplets of a loess sequence in Huangling (China) have been studied with Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy. Each sample was separated into strongly, weakly and very weakly magnetic fractions. The iron mineralogy of the strongly magnetic fractions of both loess and soils consists of magnetite/maghemite and hematite together with some silicates. The soils contain some additional small-particle maghemite. From the spectral behaviour a similarity in terms of morphology and crystal chemistry for hematite throughout the whole section could be inferred. The ratio of iron in magnetite and maghemite to that in hematite differentiates well between the loess and soil samples. These results strongly suggest the neo-formation of magnetite/maghemite in the soils.
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页码:359 / 369
页数:11
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