Abstract:Abstract. Mineral specific surface area (SSA) increases as primary
minerals weather and restructure into secondary phyllosilicate, oxide, and
oxyhydroxide minerals. SSA is a measurable property that captures cumulative
effects of many physical and chemical weathering processes in a single
measurement and has meaningful implications for many soil processes,
including water-holding capacity and nutrient availability. Here we report
our measurements of SSA and mineralogy of two 21 m deep SSA profiles at
two lands… Show more
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