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Imogolite

Appears in 3 processs and 5 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

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Volcanic ash weathering to allophane and imogolite (andic soils)

3 steps

Start: Volcanic ash weathering to allophane and imogolite (andic soils)
End: Volcanic ash weathering to allophane and imogolite (andic soils)
Al and Si co-precipitate as allophane spherules (about 3.5 to 5 nm) and imogolite tubes (about 2 nm outer diameter)

Mineral weathering and parent material

1 step

Volcanic ash weathering to allophane and imogolite (andic soils)

Volcanic ash parent material, short-range-order minerals and Andosol carbon

1 step

Released Al and Si precipitate as allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite instead of crystalline clay

Often found with

Allophane 5 Volcanic ash 3 Aluminum 3 Silicon 2 Water 2 Volcanic glass 1 Ferrihydrite 1 Silica 1 Iron oxides 1

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