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Allophane

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A special approach is needed in considering allophane as an aluminosilicate mineral constituent of soils. Most aluminosilicate minerals can be shown by X-ray diffraction and infrared absorption to consist of orderly arrangements of elements. During chemical weathering, the arrangement of primary aluminosilicate minerals are disturbed by processes that involve hydrolysis, and particularly at early stages of weathering, disordered amorphous hydrous aluminosilicates or mixed aluminous and siliceous gels may be produced.

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Fieldes, M., Claridge, G.G.C. (1975). Allophane. In: Gieseking, J.E. (eds) Soil Components. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65917-1_10

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