Lanthanide and trace element mobilization in a lateritic toposequence: interferences from the Kaya laterite in Burkina Faso

Autor: H. Paquet, N. Clauer, O. Dequincey, Jean-Claude Leprun, Philippe Larque, François Chabaux
Přispěvatelé: Centre de géochimie de la surface (CGS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: European Journal of Soil Science
European Journal of Soil Science, Wiley, 2006, 57, pp.816-830. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-2389.2005.00773.x⟩
ISSN: 1351-0754
1365-2389
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2005.00773.x⟩
Popis: The geochemical development of laterites, a very common superficial formation in the tropics, is still a matter of debate. To determine the main steps of their formation, and to interpret lateral geochemical variations often observed within laterites, we studied the Kaya ferricrete in northern Burkina Faso by analysing two profiles in contrasting topographic positions. We determined the mineralogy and the composition in major and trace elements of whole rocks and of < 0.2 mu m granulometric fractions. The nature and proportion of relictual primary minerals and of secondary clays and Fe-oxyhydroxides control the distribution of major and soluble trace elements. The distribution patterns of Fe, transition metals, lanthanides, U and Th in the two profiles require (i) an initial accumulation in the top ferruginous horizon during its formation and (ii) a secondary redistribution downwards in the underlying horizons. Lanthanides, Ni and Co were remobilized to a much greater extent than Cu and Sc, whereas Fe, V, Cr and Th accumulated in the ferruginous horizon. The uphill better drained profile showed more intense redistribution than the downhill profile. Uranium in particular is poorly redistributed in the downhill profile, whereas it was redistributed like the lanthanides in the uphill profile. Remobilizations are also more intensely recorded in the fine fractions than in the whole rocks. These results allow us to propose a scenario for the formation of the Kaya laterite that accounts for both vertical and lateral chemical distributions. They also highlight the potential of multimethod geochemical studies to uncover the sequence of evolution of weathering profiles.
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