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The Geobiochemical Cycle of Iron

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Iron in Soils and Clay Minerals

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Among the most important factors governing the geochemical behavior of Fe are the following: a) the relatively high abundance of this element; b) the fact that it can form stable compounds in both the divalent and trivalent states (and change its valence depending on extraneous conditions); c) the resemblances of the ionic radii of Fe in these oxidation states to those of other major elements; d) its affinity (in the earth’s crust) for both the lithophile and chalcophile groups; and e) its inclination to form insoluble hydrolysates.

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Murad, E., Fischer, W.R. (1988). The Geobiochemical Cycle of Iron. In: Stucki, J.W., Goodman, B.A., Schwertmann, U. (eds) Iron in Soils and Clay Minerals. NATO ASI Series, vol 217. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4007-9_1

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