Allophane in Some Ando Soils

Abstract

Abstract Allophane has been known to occur widely in volcanic ash soils in Japan and New Zealand. However, exact knowledge of its nature has not been well established, mainly because of extreme difficulty to separate it in pure state and of its x-amorphous nature. In the course of the studies on soil allophane, it was noticed that certain Ando soils contained two different mineral colloids together, in addition to crystalline clay minerals and free sesquioxides. X-ray examination revealed that one was x-amorphous colloid which would be called allophane, and the other an unknown colloid of low crystallinity. ImogoliteFootnote*** was proposed as the name of the latter colloid by the present authors after imogo in which imogolite was first found. Imogo is a brownish yellow, volcanic ash soil. in the Kuma basin in the Kumamoto Prefecture3). When deferration treatment is applied to the soils, allophane disperses both in an acid and alkaline media, whereas imogolite disperses in an acid medium and flocculates in an alkaline one. The results were used by the senior author in partial requirement for the degree D. Agr., The Kyushu University, 1961. Imogolite will be described in a subsequent paper by the present authors. The results were used by the senior author in partial requirement for the degree D. Agr., The Kyushu University, 1961. Imogolite will be described in a subsequent paper by the present authors. Notes The results were used by the senior author in partial requirement for the degree D. Agr., The Kyushu University, 1961. Imogolite will be described in a subsequent paper by the present authors.