SAND GRAIN MINERALOGY OF PATTUKKOTTAI SERIES IN LATERITIC SOIL TRACT

K.MAYALAGU and P.PARAMASIVAM

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A01699

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SAND GRAIN MINERALOGY OF PATTUKKOTTAI SERIES IN LATERITIC SOIL TRACT

K.MAYALAGU and P.PARAMASIVAM

Volume : 80

Issue: Oct-oct

Pages: 571 - 574

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A01699

Published: August 15, 2023

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Abstract

Four profiles of Pattukkottai series of lateritic soil tract, Sivagangai taluk were studied for the various sand grain minerals. The Pattukkottai series is a red soil formed in-situ from plinthite mixed with weathered gneisses having a thick argillic horizon, extending over 150 cm depth of solum. It contains less of heavy minerals and more of light minerals, indicating the oldness of soil. The coarse sand fraction contained more light minerals than fine sand. Among the minerals, quartz was the most predominant in both coarse and fine sand fractions under this lateritic soil tract.

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https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A01699

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571 - 574

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Lateritic Soil Mineralogical studies

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