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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Mineralogy of clay fractions and characteristics of Groundnut growing soils developed from granite-gneiss parent material in Srikalahasti division in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were studied. The clay fraction of these soils exhibited the characteristic peaks of smectite, illite and kaolinite. Semi-quantification of clay fractions based on relative areas under corresponding peaks indicated that the pedon 3 and 6 was dominated by kaolinite followed by illite, smectite and Quartz. Pedons 1 and 2 were dominated by smectite followed by kaolinite, illite and Quartz whereas Pedon 5 was dominated by smectite followed illite, kaolinite and Quartz. Pedon 4 dominated by illite followed by kaolinite, smectite and feldspars.