IRON-MANGANESE AND OTHER PANS IN SOME SOILS OF NEWFOUNDLAND

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Soil Science
• Main Authors: McKeague, J. A., Damman, A. W. H., Heringa, P. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1968
• Subjects: Soil Science; Sola; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjss68-034; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjss68-034

The thin, dark-colored, cemented layers that occur commonly in coarse deposits under peat in humid coastal areas of Newfoundland were found to be cemented mainly by amorphous Fe and Mn or by Fe compounds. The Mn contents of these pans varied from about 0.1 to 15%, and Mn tended to accumulate in the...