Mineralogy and chemical composition of Cryosols and Andosols in Antarctica

• Published in: Soil and Water Research
• Main Authors: Vítězslav VLČEK, Ľubica POSPÍŠILOVÁ, Peter UHLÍK
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2018
• Subjects: king george island; deception island; james ross island; weathering; mineralogical composition; clay mineral; Agriculture; S; King George Island; Ross Island; Deception Island; Trinity Peninsula; Riquelme; General Bernardo O'Higgins; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17221/231/2016-SWR; https://doaj.org/article/c0a0727d5e7e4ce1a536e3aefaf7226b

Variations in mineralogical and elemental composition of Turbic Cryosol (King George Island and James Ross Island), Skeletic Cryosol (J. Ross Island, the Trinity Peninsula), Leptic Andosols (Deception Island), and Skeletic Andosols (Deception Island) were studied. Significant differences in mineralo...