STUDIES ON MINERALOGY OF ASSOCIATED RED AND BLACK SOILS OF HUTTI SCHIST BELT, NORTH KARNATAKA

M. HARSHITHA¹*, S.L. BUDHIHAL^2
1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584 104, Karnataka, India
²Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584 104, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : harshireddym29@gmail.com

Received : 31-05-2018     Accepted : 10-06-2018     Published : 15-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 11       Pages : 6249 - 6252
Int J Agr Sci 10.11 (2018):6249-6252

Keywords : Associated red and black pedons, Clay mineralogy, Sand mineralogy
Academic Editor : Dr A. K. Singh, Dr Rishikesh Thakur
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, 584 104, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The Hira region of Hatti schist belt a transect of associated red and black soils were selected and studied for their properties. Soils were moderately deep to deep, reddish brown (5YR 3/4) to dark black (10YR3/2), clay in texture. Smectite was overwhelmingly the dominant mineral with the traces of kaolinite and shows interstratification on ethylene glycol solvation. Quartz, plagioclase feldspar, olivines, siderites, amphiboles and ferrihydrides were found in all the pedons.

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