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zircon, iron minerals); secondary minerals or
alteration compounds
synthesized by
weathering processes and consisting of clay minerals and hydrous oxides of iron and
aluminium; a component of organic matter derived from plant and animal residues; and
finally a
weathering solution
containing cations, anions and silica.
Figure 19.1
Soil profiles on residual and transported parent
materials.
