Recognition of aeolian soils of the Blayney district, NSW: implications for mineral exploration

Spatial Pedological Mapping Using a Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer at the Tallavera Grove Vineyard, Hunter Valley

“…10). This can be caused by the deposition of materials from elsewhere (Aeolian or water erosion) (Dickson and Scott 1998). Three patterns of the value of the Ti/Zr ratio with depth occur at Tallavera Grove Vineyard.…”

Clay minerals in cave sediments and terra rossa soils in the Montagnola Senese karst massif (Italy)

“…With re gard to the red soils in the Montagnola Senese area, Costantini et al (2009) dem on strated that these have a poly genetic or i gin (e.g., ae olian de pos its of var i ous na ture, pedogenically al tered and mixed with the un der ly ing sed i ments). These au thors based their con clu sions on a range of geo log i cal, pedological and geo chem i cal ev i dence, in clud ing the Ti/Zr ra tio that gen er ally helps to iden tify the con tri bu tion of ae olian ma te ri als to the for mation of terra rossa soils (Dick son and Scott, 1998;Tate et al, 2007). The Ti/Zr ra tios of the soil sam ples ana lysed in the con text of this study (Ta ble 3) are al ways low and in line with those reported by Costantini et al (2009) for the most surficial ho ri zons of the soil pro files.…”

Gamma-ray remote sensing of aeolian salt sources in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia

“…Similar deposits have been identified in the vicinity of Griffith (van Dijk, 1958), Swan Hill (Churchward, 1963) and Wagga Wagga (Beattie, 1972). Further to the east, aeolian contributions to the soil profile have been found near Blayney (Dickson & Scott, 1998), as well as Young, Canberra and Bemboka (Chartres et al, 1988). Mixtures of aeolian and colluvial material have been identified in valley floors in the Yass catchment (Acworth et al, 1997).…”