Geochemistry of Spodosols formed in holocene till, Norra Storfjället Massif, northern Sweden

J. Earl-Goulet; W. Mahaney; R. Hancock; M. Milner

doi:10.1007/bf02040258

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 219: Issue 1

Geochemistry of Spodosols formed in holocene till, Norra Storfjället Massif, northern Sweden

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J. Earl-Goulet

J. Earl-Goulet University of Guelph Department of Geography N1G 2W1 Guelph Canada

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W. Mahaney

W. Mahaney York University Geomorphology and Pedology Laboratory, Department of Geography, Atkinson College 4700 Keele Street M3J 1P3 North York Canada

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R. Hancock

R. Hancock University of Toronto SLOWPOKE Reactor Facility and Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry M5S 3E5 Toronto Canada

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M. Milner

M. Milner York University Geomorphology and Pedology Laboratory, Department of Geography, Atkinson College 4700 Keele Street M3J 1P3 North York Canada

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Pages:: 7–17

Online Publication Date:: 14 Aug 2005

Publication Date:: 17 May 1997

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02040258

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Abstract

Silt and clay size fractions of soils, from a transect of six Spodosols formed in the Norra Storfjället Massif, were analyzed by neutron activation to determine the degree to which pedogenic processes have influenced the distribution of macro, micro and trace elements. The distributions of Mg, Ca and Fe, together with Co, Cr and other trace elements in the profiles, suggest the presence of different parent materials, with A and E horizons arising from an influx of aeolian sediment. Translocation processes, both physical and chemical, occurred in the soil concentrating Fe and Br in the spodic (Bs) horizons of the profiles. The rare earth elements (REEs) are predominantly associated with the heavy mineral fraction of the soil material. The distributions of chondrite normalized REEs patterns of the profiles indicate that light rare earth element (LREE) concentrations increase with horizon depth. The depletion of LREEs in the upper soil horizons confirms the presence of material that is chemically different from that in the lower horizons, thus indicating a distinct chemical difference from the local glacial deposits.

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