The weathering of a late Tertiary volcanic ash: Importance of organic solutes

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Mar 1983

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 47, Issue 3, pp.623-629

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The weathering of a late Tertiary volcanic ash near Jackson, Wyoming, was studied by sampling water percolating through the ash with suction lysimeters, and by examination of the associated solid phases. Soluble organic compounds derived from vegetation control the release and transport of solutes by complexing Al and Fe, and by causing low pH values. The concentrations of Na, K, Ca, and Mg, as well as those of Al and Fe correlate with the dissolved organic carbon concentrations (DOC) and follow an annual cycle with a maximum in spring. DOC concentrations averaged 5O mg C per liter, and values as high as 260 mg/l were observed. Al and Fe concentrations ranged as high as 5 mg/l. The dissolved organic matter was largely in the form of humic acids, although minor amounts of oxalate, acetate, and formate were also present. The pH of the percolating waters ranged from 4.3 to 6.5 with a mean of 5.2. During laboratory weathering experiments with the same ash in the absence of dissolved organic compounds, pH values ranged from 7.3 to 9.5, dissolved Al and Fe concentrations were below the detection limit, and there was little resemblance between the compositions of the solutions and the compositions observed in the field. Any model attempting to describe weathering in a comparable setting must incorporate biological mechanisms as the dominant controls.

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