Siliceous soil
Topic: Earth
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Siliceous soils are formed from rocks that have silica (SiO2) as a principal constituent. The parent material of siliceous soils may include quartz sands, chert, quartzite, quartz reefs, granite, rhyolite, ademellite, dellenite, quartz sandstone, quartz siltstone, siliceous tuff, among others.[1] These parent materials sometimes originate from silica-secreting organisms such as radiolarians, diatoms, or some types of sponges.[2]
Characteristics
Soils high in siliceous parent material typically have:[1]
- lower cation-exchange capacity,
- higher susceptibility to external sources of sodium,
- lower buffering potential,
- higher acidity, and
- higher erodibility
Agriculture
Siliceous soils in vineyard soils have been linked to larger grapes with increased tannin content.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gray, Jonathan; Murphy, Brian (2002). "Parent material and world soil distribution". World Congress of Soil Science. Thailand.
- ↑ Schumann, Walter (1993). Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0395511374. https://books.google.com/books?id=tLTzSUV5FCIC.
- ↑ Conte, M., Rossini, L., Tiberi, M., Montanari, A. (2006). Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi vs Verdicchio di Matelica: Geomorphological control of two white wines of the Marche region (northeastern Apennines, Italy). Bollettino Della Società Geologica Italiana E Del Servizio Geologico D'Italia, 6, 41-48.
- ↑ Burns S. (2012) The Importance of Soil and Geology in Tasting Terroir with a Case History from the Willamette Valley, Oregon. In: Dougherty P. (Eds.), The Geography of Wine (pp. 95-108). Springer, Dordrecht.
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