Research Article

Silicon and Aluminum Mobility in Soils of Jeju Island, Korea

Table 4

Mineral compositions of soil samples.

HorizonDepthQPlK-FMi/IllPxOvKChCh/SmCh/VcGbHm/GtMg
(cm)(wt. %)

Pyeongdae
A0–1829.312.49.09.45.08.04.06.73.27.15.9
AB18–4423.217.57.87.26.810.01.28.43.53.96.6
Bw144–7319.411.87.99.78.54.13.76.317.45.45.9
Bw273–10020.611.16.88.88.24.23.96.418.65.36.1
BC100–14022.811.56.012.06.25.51.46.417.13.27.8

Namwon
A0–2638.514.83.512.96.01.03.77.03.75.43.2
A226–4732.814.86.511.44.48.01.87.64.73.44.4
AB47–7239.211.97.012.92.91.02.98.75.92.32.7
Bw72–16033.416.25.79.15.62.92.19.411.22.81.7

Jeju
Ap0–2054.78.81.68.610.71.76.31.34.12.3
AB20–4149.19.011.55.17.52.59.31.52.22.3
Bt141–6551.27.94.97.56.82.612.32.23.31.4
Bt265–9248.45.22.410.39.73.911.63.13.52.1
Bt392–15048.35.47.011.15.23.812.83.22.41.0

Gangjeong
Ap0–2453.610.511.67.24.06.32.63.40.9
BAt24–3845.516.67.07.48.90.43.18.21.91.0
Bt138–5345.815.64.58.87.31.53.18.11.83.5
Bt253–8551.710.84.59.35.54.79.91.02.5
Bt385–13545.615.17.710.86.03.56.61.43.1

Q: quartz; Pl: plagioclase; K-F: K-feldspars; Mi/Ill: mica/illite; Hb: hornblende; Px: pyroxene; Ov: olivine; K: kaolinite; Ch/Sm: chlorite/smectite; Gb: gibbsite; Hm: hematite; Gt: goethite; Mg: magnetite.