A microscopic approach to the pedogenic formation of palygorskite associated with Quaternary calcretes of the Adana area, southern Turkey

Abstract

Introduction Palygorskite [Si 8 Mg 2 Al 2 O 20 (OH) 2 (OH 2 ) 4 .4H 2 O] is a common phyllosilicate known from marine and continental sediments, soils, and hydrothermally affected rocks (Singer, 1989