IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v15y2023i6p4936-d1093201.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Elemental Behavior during Weathering and Pedogenesis of Clay-Rich Red Soils Developed in Different Lithologies in Java–Madura and Sulawesi in Indonesia

Author

Listed:
  • Howard Omar Beckford

    (School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Cheng Chang

    (School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Hongbing Ji

    (School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, China)

Abstract

Clay-rich red soil profiles developed in different lithologies in Indonesia were assessed using geochemical evidence, the migration coefficient and elemental ratios. Our study aimed to ascertain the source of red soil materials and to investigate the elemental behavior in tropical soils. The results indicate carbonate profiles were derived from in situ weathering, while basalt profiles, even though having close affinity to their bedrock, also showed the contribution of external materials. Elemental behavior was dynamic with carbonate profiles indicating relatively constant depletion and even distribution. Basalt profiles indicated uneven distribution with enrichment and depletion. The variation in elemental behavior was linked to difference in lithologies, age and physiochemical conditions. Our findings support evidence of both residual and multiple source parent materials in red soil formation and provide insights into elemental behavior during weathering, while highlighting the influence of external materials’ contribution in deeply weathered tropical soils.

Suggested Citation

  • Howard Omar Beckford & Cheng Chang & Hongbing Ji, 2023. "Elemental Behavior during Weathering and Pedogenesis of Clay-Rich Red Soils Developed in Different Lithologies in Java–Madura and Sulawesi in Indonesia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-28, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:4936-:d:1093201
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/6/4936/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/6/4936/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. C. Scott & T. W. Lyons & A. Bekker & Y. Shen & S. W. Poulton & X. Chu & A. D. Anbar, 2008. "Tracing the stepwise oxygenation of the Proterozoic ocean," Nature, Nature, vol. 452(7186), pages 456-459, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Yafang Song & Fred T. Bowyer & Benjamin J. W. Mills & Andrew S. Merdith & Paul B. Wignall & Jeff Peakall & Shuichang Zhang & Xiaomei Wang & Huajian Wang & Donald E. Canfield & Graham A. Shields & Simo, 2023. "Dynamic redox and nutrient cycling response to climate forcing in the Mesoproterozoic ocean," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:4936-:d:1093201. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.