Journal
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
Volume 140, Issue -, Pages 50-58Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2017.01.022
Keywords
Illite; Kaolinite; Kinetics of clay transformation; Mangrove forests; Potassium budget
Funding
- Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2009/51453-0]
- [2011/13924-0]
- [2013/17571-0]
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Most known clay mineral reactions are slow. Clay formation by weathering is recognized as faster (hundreds of thousands to few million years) than clay reverse weathering (few to tens My), even if the latter takes place in deep diagenetic conditions at temperatures above 100 degrees C. Identifying hot spots of fast clay retrograde reactions acting as effective potassium sinks would contribute to eliminating the present imbalance of the potassium budget towards release into the oceans. We have identified and modeled the reaction kaolinite + Fe + cations -> Feillite occurring in Brazilian mangroves, which takes place through kaolinite-smectite and illite-smectite intermediates. The reaction is very fast, transforming 72-154 g m(-2) y(-1) of kaolinite into Fe-illite, or 16-38% of the newly sedimented kaolinite each year. This kaolinite-to-illite transformation is 10s-100s times faster than kaolinite formation by weathering. Extrapolation of the calculated potassium consumption to mangrove forests worldwide produces 0.6-3 x 10(12) g y(-1), or 1-6% of the yearly potassium riverine input into the oceans. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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