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The average Zn concentration in uncontaminated soils is in the range of 17 to 160 µg Zn/g soil (Reed and Martens 1996). Most of it is present in the lattice structure of primary and secondary minerals (Huang 1989). The radius of Zn2+ is very similar to that of Fe2+ and Mg2+. To some extent therefore Zn2+ may substitute for these ions by isomorphous replacement in mineral structures, in particular in the ferromagnesian minerals, amphiboles (augite, hornblende), and biotite. The occurrence of Zn in these minerals makes up the bulk of Zn in many soils. In addition Zn forms a number of salts including ZnS, sphalerite (ZnFe)S, zincite ZnO, and smithsonite ZnCO3. Apart from ZnS, however, which may be present under reducing conditions, most of these salts are too soluble to persist in soils for any length of time (Lindsay 1972). The two Zn-silicates ZnSiO3, and Zn2SiO4, (willemite) also occur in some soils.
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Mengel, K., Kirkby, E.A., Kosegarten, H., Appel, T. (2001). Zinc. In: Mengel, K., Kirkby, E.A., Kosegarten, H., Appel, T. (eds) Principles of Plant Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1009-2_15
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