Thermomagnetic measurements of soil iron minerals: the role of organic carbon

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作者
Hanesch, M.
Stanjek, H.
Petersen, N.
机构
[1] Univ Leoben, Dept Geosci & Geophys, Chair Geophys, A-8700 Leoben, Austria
[2] Univ Aachen, Inst Min & Econ Geol, D-52062 Aachen, Germany
[3] Univ Munich, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Geophys Sect, D-80333 Munich, Germany
关键词
Curie temperature; iron hydroxides; Neel temperature; soil magnetism;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02933.x
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Thermomagnetic measurements, particularly measurements of the Curie or Neel temperature, are often used to identify magnetic minerals in rocks or sediments. In many samples it is impossible to determine the Curie or Neel temperature as mineral changes occur during heating. Especially in soils or sediments, iron (hydr)oxides may be transformed to ferrimagnetic iron oxides. In this study we analysed the thermomagnetic behaviour of some natural and synthetic iron minerals: goethite, haematite, ferrihydrite, lepidocrocite and siderite. The change of magnetization M with temperature was determined with a magnetic translation balance. The sample was heated in air to a maximum temperature of 700 degrees C and subsequently cooled back to room temperature. By adding organic carbon to synthetic samples and by destroying it in natural samples, the influence of organic substance on the reactions was determined. Goethite, ferrihydrite and haematite transform to a strongly magnetic phase only if organic carbon is present. Lepidocrocite and siderite transform without organic carbon, the reaction of siderite is even weakened if organic matter is added. The transformation starts below 400 degrees C for ferrihydrite and lepidocrocite and around 450 degrees C for goethite. We can conclude that, though these reactions impede the identification of the ferrimagnetic oxides in many soil and sediment samples, they can be used to distinguish between the most common soil iron hydroxides in these environments.
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