Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Chemical Mössbauer Spectroscopy pp 217–242Cite as

Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Soils and Sediments

  • Chapter

Abstract

Soils are the most wide-spread form of iron-containing material on the land portion of the earth’s surface. Together with aquatic sediments they provide a varied and important group of materials for which Mössbauer spectroscopy is an appropriate technique of study. They have been, however, less studied by this technique than many more-specialized geological samples. Part of this is certainly due to the complicated iron mineralogy of soils. Another important reason is the requirement of scientific expertise in two diverse areas in order to have a reasonable expectation of obtaining significant results. This review will concentrate on papers of the last five years, during which time there has been significant increase in both quantity and quality of reports in this applied field of Mossbauer spectroscopy. As far as we are aware, all papers dealing with this subject refer to the 57Fe resonance.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. L. H. Bowen, Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Ferric Oxides and Hydroxides, Mössbauer Effect Data J. 2:76–94 (1979).

    Google Scholar 

  2. B. A. Goodman, Mössbauer Spectroscopy, in“Advanced Chemical Methods for Soil and Clay Minerals Research”, J. W. Stucki and W. L. Banwart, ed., p.1–92, D. Reidel, Dordrecht (1980).

    Google Scholar 

  3. B. A. Goodman, Mossbauer Spectroscopy, in“Advanced Techniques for Clay Mineral Analysis”, J. J. Fripiat, ed. p. 113–137, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam (1981).

    Google Scholar 

  4. J.M.D. Coey, Clay Minerals and Their Transformations Studied with Nuclear Techniques:The Contribution of Mossbauer Spectroscopy, At. Energy Rev., 18:73–124(1980).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. L. Heller-Kallai and I. Rozenson, The Use of Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Iron in Clay Mineralogy, Phys. Chem. Min., 7:223–238(1981).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. J. Dolnicar, Application of Mossbauer Spectroscopy in Mineralogy, Soil Science and Ceramics:Co-ordinated Research Programme, 1977–1980, At. Energy Rev. Suppl., 2:257–268(1981).

    Google Scholar 

  7. T. Tominaga, Environmental and Geochemical Applications of Mossbauer Spectroscopy, in “Short-Lived Radionuclides in Chemistry and Biology”, J. W. Root and K. A. Krohn, ed., p. 495 - 509, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. (1981).

    Google Scholar 

  8. D. C. Golden, L. H. Bowen, S. B. Weed and J. M. Bigham, Mössbauer Studies of Synthetic and Soil-Occurring Aluminum-substituted Goethites, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., 43:802–808(1979).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. E. Murad, Mössbauer Spectra of Goethite:evidence for structural imperfections, Min. Mag., 43:355–361(1979).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. J. Fleisch, R. Grimm, J. Grübler and P. Gütlich, Determination of the Aluminum Content of Natural and Synthetic Alumogoethites using Mossbauer Spectroscopy, J. de Phys., 41-C1:169–170 (1980).

    Google Scholar 

  11. B. A. Goodman and D. G. Lewis, Mössbauer Spectra of Aluminous Goethites (α-FeOOH), J. Soil Sci., 32:351–363 (1981).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. J. H. Johnston and K. Norrish, A57Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopic Study of a Selection of Australian and Other Goethites, Aust. J. Soil Res., 19:231–237 (1981).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. S. A. Fysh and P. E. Clark, Aluminous Goethite:A Mossbauer Study, Phys. Chem. Min., 8:180–187(1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. E. Murad, The Characterization of Goethite by Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Amer. Min., 67:1007–1011(1982).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. E. Murad and U. Schwertmann, The Influence of Aluminum Substitution and Crystallinity on the Mössbauer Spectra of Goethite, Clay Min., 18:301–312(1983).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. S. Music, Z. Dragcevic, O. Lahodny-Sarc, I. Nagy-Czako, and A. Vertés, Mössbauer Effect Study of Some Yugoslav Bauxites, J. de Phys., 41-C1:305–306 (1980).

    Google Scholar 

  17. S. A. Fysh and P. E. Clark, A. Mössbauer Study of the Iron Mineralogy of Acid-Leached Bauxites, Hydrometallurgy, 10:285–303 (1983).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. K. Jonas, K. Solymar and J. Zöldi, Some Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy for the Quantitative Analysis of Minerals and Mineral Mixtures, J. Mol. Struct., 60:449–452(1980).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. E. DeGrave, L. H. Bowen and S. B. Weed, Mössbauer Study of Aluminum-Substituted Hematites, J. Mag. Mag. Mat., 27:98–108 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. T. Tomov, D. Klissurski and I. Mitov, Mössbauer Study of the Formation of Solid Solutions in the α-Fe2O3-Al2O3 System, Phys. Stat. Sol., 73:249–254(1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. S. A. Fysh and P. E. Clark, Aluminous Hematite: A Mössbauer Study, Phys. Chem. Min., 8:257–267 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. E. DeGrave, L. H. Bowen and G. G. Robbrecht,57Fe Mössbauer Effect Study of the Morin Transition in Some Aluminum Substituted Hematites, in “Studies in Inorganic Chemistry Vol. 3: Solid State Chemistry 1982”, R. Metselaar, H. J. M. Heijligers and J. Schoonman, ed., p. 571–575, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam (1983).

    Google Scholar 

  23. E. DeGrave, D. Chambaere, and L. H. Bowen, Nature of the Morin Transition in Al-substituted Hematite, J. Mag. Mag. Mat., 30:349–354(1983).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. D. Chambaere, A. Govaert, J. De Sitter and E. DeGrave, A Mössbauer Investigation of the Quadrupole Splitting in β-FeOOH, Sol. St. Comm., 26:657–659 (1978).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. J. H. Johnston and N. E. Logan, A Precise Iron-57 Mössbauer Spectroscopic Study of Iron(III) in the Octahedral and Channel Sites of Akaganéite (β-iron hydroxide oxide), J. Chem. Soc., Dalton, 13–16 (1979).

    Google Scholar 

  26. E. Murad, Mössbauer and X-ray Data on β-FeOOH (Akaganéite), Clay Min., 14:273 – 283 (1979).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. M. Ohyabu and Y. Ujihira, Study of the Chemical States of Chlorine and Fluorine in Akaganéite, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 43:3125–3129(1981).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. C. W. Childs, B. A. Goodman, E. Paterson, and F.W.D. Woodhams, The Nature of Iron in Akaganéite (β-Fe00H), Aust. J. Chem., 33:15–26(1980).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. D. Chambaere and E. De Grave, On the Neél Temperature of βFeOOH: Structural Dependance and Its Implications, J. Mag. Mag. Mat., in press (1984).

    Google Scholar 

  30. D. G. Chambaere and E. DeGrave, On the Influence of the Dual Iron Co-ordination on the Hyperfine Field in βFeOOH, J. Mag. Mag. Mat., in press (1984).

    Google Scholar 

  31. E. Murad and U. Schwertmann, The Influence of Crystallinity on the Mössbauer Spectrum of Lepidocrocite, Min. Mag., in press (1984).

    Google Scholar 

  32. T. S. Gendler, L. S. Yershova, L. O. Karpachevskiy, and R. N. Kuz’min, Nuclear Gamma Resonance Study of Iron Oxides and Hydroxides on Kaolinite, Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR, 258:1205–1208(1981). Eng. Transl.:Sov. Soil Sci., 13:87–90(1981).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. A. Diamant, M. Pasternak, and A. Banin, Characterization of Adsorbed Iron in Montmorillonite by Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Clays Clay Min., 30:63–66 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. L. Petersen and K. Rasmussen, Mineralogical Composition of the Clay Fraction of Two Fluvio-Glacial Sediments from East Greenland, Clay Min., 15:135–145 (1980).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  35. P. G. Manning, W. Jones and T. Birchall, Mössbauer Spectral Studies of Iron-Enriched Sediments from Hamilton Harbor, Ontario, Can. Min., 18:291–299 (1980).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  36. P. G. Manning, T. Birchall, and W. Jones, Ferric Hydroxides in Surficial Sediments of the Great Lakes and their Role in Phosphorus Availability: A Mössbauer Spectral Study, Can. Min., 19:525–530 (1981).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  37. P. G. Manning and W. Jones, The Binding Capacity of Ferric Hydroxides for Non-Apatite Inorganic Phosphorus in Sediments of the Depositional Basins of Lakes Erie and Ontario, Can. Min., 20:169–176 (1982).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  38. P. G. Manning, K. R. Lum, and T. Birchall, Forms of Iron, Phosphorus and Trace-Metal Ions in a Layered Sediment Core from Lake Ontario, Can. Min., 21:121–128 (1983).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  39. Y. Minai, T. Furuta, K. Kobayashi, and T. Tominaga, A Mössbauer Study of Deep Sea Sediments, Radiochem. Radioanal. Lett., 48:165–174 (1981).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  40. S. Papamarinopoulos, P. W. Readman, Y. Maniatis, and A. Simopoulos, Magnetic Characterization and Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Magnetic Concentrates from Greek Lake Sediments, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 57:173–181 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  41. R. J. Suttill, P. Turner, and D. J. Vaughan, The Geochemistry of Iron in Recent Tidal-Flat Sediments of the Wash Area, England: a mineralogical, Mössbauer, and magnetic study, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 46:205–217 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  42. J. H. Johnston and G. P. Glasby, A Mössbauer Spectroscopic and X-ray Diffraction Study of the Iron Mineralogy of Some Sediments from the Southwestern Pacific Basin, Marine Chem., 11:437–448 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  43. K. Surendranath and C. Bansal, Mossbauer Effect Study of Polymetallic Nodules from Indian Ocean Bed, Phys. Stat. Sol., 73:K133–136 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  44. S. Møfrup and H. Lindgreen, Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Oil Prospecting, “Proc. Internat. Conf. on the Applications of the Mossbauer Effects”, p. 290–292, Indian Nat. Sci. Academy, New Delhi (1982).

    Google Scholar 

  45. E. Murad, Iron Oxide Mineralogy of a Hydrothermal Assemblage on Santorini Island, Aegean Sea, Min. Mag., 46:89–93 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  46. J. M. Bigham, D. C. Golden, L. H. Bowen, S. W. Buol and S. B. Weed, Iron Oxide Mineralogy of Well-drained Ultisols and Oxisols: I. Characterization of Iron Oxides in Soil Clays by Mössbauer Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffractometry, and Selected Chemical Techniques, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., 42:816–825 (1978).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  47. J. M. Bigham, D. C. Golden, S. W. Buol, S. B. Weed and L. H. Bowen, Iron Oxide Mineralogy of Well-drained Ultisols and Oxisols: II. Influence on Color, Surface Area, and Phosphate Retention, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., 42:825–830 (1978).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  48. J. M. Bigham, D. C. Golden, L. H. Bowen, S. W. Buol, and S. B. Weed, Mössbauer and X-ray Evidence for the Pedogenic Transformation of Hematite to Goethite, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., 42:979–981 (1978).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  49. G. Longworth, L. W. Becker, R. Thompson, F. Oldfield, J. A. Dearing and T. A. Rummery, Mössbauer Effect and Magnetic Studies of Secondary Iron Oxides in Soils, J. Soil Sci., 30:93–110 (1979).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  50. C. W. Childs and B. A. Goodman, Application of Mössbauer Spectroscopy to the Study of Iron Oxides in Some Red and Yellow/Brown Soil Samples from New Zealand, in“International Clay Conference 1978”, M. M. Mortland and V. C. Farmer, ed., p.555–565, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam (1979).

    Google Scholar 

  51. J. Silver, M. Sweeney, and I.E.G. Morrison, A Mössbauer Spectroscopic Study of Some Clay Minerals of the Eastern Caribbean West Indies. Part I: Spectra from 80 to 300K, Thermochim. Acta, 35:153–167 (1980).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  52. L. H. Bowen and S. B. Weed, Mössbauer Spectroscopic Analysis of Iron Oxides in Soil, in“Mssbauer Spectroscopy and its Chemical Applications”, J. G. Stevens and G. K. Shenoy, ed., p.247–261, American Chemical Society, Washington (1981).

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  53. U. Schwertmann, E. Murad, and D. G. Schulze, Is There Holocene Reddening (Hematite Formation) in Soils of Axeric Temperate Areas?, Geoderma, 27:209–223 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  54. V. K. Maheshwari, J. S. Samra, A. K. Singh, and K. Chandra, Mössbauer Studies of Two Indian Soil Clays, in“Proc. Internat. Conf. on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect”, p. 866–868, Indian Nat. Sci. Academy, New Delhi (1982).

    Google Scholar 

  55. F. Labenski, H. B. Nicolli, and C. Saragovi-Badler, Genesis of Sandstone-Type Uranium Deposits in the Sierra Pintada District, Mendoza, Argentina:A Mössbauer Study, Uranium, 1:1–18 (1982).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  56. G. De Geyter, S. Hoste, G. Stoops, R. E. Vandenberghe, and L. Verdonck, Mineralogy of the Ferriferous Soil Materials in the Source Area of Blanchimont (Province of Liege, Belgium), Pedologie, 32:349–366 (1982).

    Google Scholar 

  57. S. C. Das, S. K. Sengupta, N. C. Paul, N. Bhattacharya, J. B. Basu and N. Chaudhuri, Mössbauer Spectroscopic Analysis of Iron in Soils and Rocks in the Eastern Himalayan Foothill Region, Indian Pure Appl. Phys., 21:376–378 (1983).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  58. J. Ibanga, S. W. Buol, S. B. Weed, and L. H. Bowen, Iron Oxides in Petroferric Materials, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., 47:1240–1246 (1983).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  59. S. A. Fysh and J. Ostwald, A Mössbauer Study of Some Australian Iron Ore Minerals, Min. Mag., 47:209–217 (1983).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  60. B. A. Goodman and M. V. Cheshire, A Mössbauer Spectroscopic Study of the Effect of pH on the Reaction between Iron and Humic Acid in Aqueous Media, J. Soil Sci., 30:85–91 (1979).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  61. D.P.E. Dickson, L. Heller-Kallai, and I. Rozenson, Mössbauer Spectroscopic Studies of Humic Acid and Fulvic Acid Soil Fractions, J. de Phys., 41-Cl:409–410 (1980).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  62. N. Senesi, Spectroscopic Evidence on Organically-bound Iron in Natural and Synthetic Complexes with Humic Substances, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 45:269–272 (1981).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  63. C. W. ChiIds and J. H. Johnston, Mössbauer Spectra of Proto-ferrihydrite at 77K and 295K, and a Reappraisal of the Possible Presence of Akaganéite in New Zealand Soils, Aust. J. Soil Res., 18:245–250 (1980).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  64. E. Murad and U. Schwertmann, The Mössbauer Spectrum of Ferrihydrite and its Relation to Those of Other Iron Oxides, Amer. Min., 65:1044–1049 (1980).

    Google Scholar 

  65. U. Schwertmann, D. G. Schulze, and E. Murad, Identification of Ferrihydrite in Soils by Dissolution Kinetics, X- ray Diffraction, and Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., 46:869–875 (1982).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  66. E. Murad, Ferrihydrite Deposits on an Artesian Fountain in Lower Bavaria, N. Jb. Miner. Mh., 45–56 (1982).

    Google Scholar 

  67. E. Murad and R. M. Taylor, The Mössbauer Spectra of Hydroxycarbonate Green Rusts, Clay Min., 19:77–83 (1984).

    Google Scholar 

  68. C. Wivel and S. Mørup, Improved Computational Procedure for Evaluation of Overlapping Hyperfine Parameter Distributions in Mossbauer Spectra, J. Phys. E, 14:605–610 (1981).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Departments of Chemistry and Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N. C., 27695, USA

    Lawrence H. Bowen & Sterling B. Weed

Authors
  1. Lawrence H. Bowen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Sterling B. Weed
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

    R. H. Herber

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1984 Plenum Press, New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Bowen, L.H., Weed, S.B. (1984). Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Soils and Sediments. In: Herber, R.H. (eds) Chemical Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2431-7_9

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2431-7_9

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4612-9479-5

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4613-2431-7

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation