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Clay Activity and Physico-chemical Properties of Korean Soils with Different Clay Minerals  

Zhang, Yong-Seon (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Sonn, Yeon-Kyu (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Park, Chan-Won (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Hyun, Byung-Keun (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Moon, Yong-Hee (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Song, Kwan-Cheol (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.43, no.6, 2010 , pp. 837-843 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research investigated classification of clay activity degree by different clay mineral components. Based on compositions of different clay and oxide minerals within 390 soil series in Korea, 7 soils were selected to analyze for CEC and specific surface area of clay minerals. As a result, soils were mainly composed with Chlorite originated from sandstone, Smectite originated from Andesite porphyry and combination of Allophane and Ferrihydrite originated from volcanic ash, if the ratio of CEC value to clay content (degree of clay activity) was greater than 0.7. If the degree of clay activity was ranged between 0.3 and 0.7, soils were composed mainly with Kaolin originated from anorthite. Soils with this ratio also was composted with combinations of Kaolin, Illite and Vermiculite originated with river deposits. When the degree of the activity was less than 0.3, soils were commonly red-yellowish color and composed with two different minerals. One type of composition was Kaolin originated from granite and granite gneiss and the soils contained Geothite and Hematite. The other type was composited mainly with Illite and Vermiculite minerals originated from granite. These soils contained Gibbsite, Geothite and Hematite. The degree of clay activity was highly related with CEC and specific surface area. The greater degree of the activity displayed greater values of clay CEC and specific surface area. It is not easy to measure actual quantity and compositions of clay minerals, while the degree of clay activity can be measured from routine soil analyses. As a conclusion, the degree of clay activity may be not just a simple but also powerful tool to estimate physical-chemical properties of soils and to evaluate the soil classification in Korean soils.
Keywords
Soil minerals; Clay activity classes;
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