Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Content and composition of inorganic X-ray amorphous materials in temperate climate soils determined by the Rietveld method

Inorganic X-ray amorphous materials (iXAMs) are reactive soil components, including nanocrystalline minerals and mineraloids, often overlooked by mineralogical analyses. We evaluated their abundance and composition in temperate climate soils (Cambisol, Podzol, Chernozem, and Stag...