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A study in the mineral composition of the soils of South Ayrshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Samuel Eldee  and
Robert J. S. McCall
Samuel Eldee
Affiliation:
(The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Glasgow University)
Robert J. S. McCall
Affiliation:
(The West of Scotland Agricultural College, Glasgow University)
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1. A detailed mineralogical analysis was carried out on soils, specially selected by members of the Soil Survey.

2. The heavy liquid separation showed a higher percentage of ferromagnesian minerals in soils from the Northern than the Southern Drift area.

3. The minerals identified in the soils may be referred to fairly local origins, but no close relationship with subjacent rock has been established.

4. The mineral assemblage was characteristically fresh and angular.

5. Hypersthene, sphalerite and hornblende are characteristic of the Southern Drift, while barkevikite is more pronounced in the Northern Drift.

6. Comparisons are made with results obtained by investigators in other areas.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1936 , pp. 1 - 21
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1936

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