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Some Properties of Soil and Synthetic Iron Oxides

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Iron in Soils and Clay Minerals

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The size of Fe oxide crystals in soils usually ranges between 10 and 100 nm. Together with the poorly crystalline Al-silicates (such as allophane) and the humics, the Fe oxides are among the smallest particles found in soils (Fig. 9-1). Consequently, Fe oxide particles may contribute considerably to the total surface area of soils, even if their proportion amounts to only a few percent.

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