1977Soil Science & Plant NutritionOpen access

Crystalline silica minerals in air-borne pyroclastic materials

Ichiro Yamada, Sadao Shoji

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Quartz is the most abundant, essential constituent of common volcanic rocks whereas tridymite and cristobalite occur in siliceous volcanic rocks. The mineralogy these minerals has been well established (DEER et at., 1963).

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Quartz is the most abundant, essential constituent of common volcanic rocks whereas tridymite and cristobalite occur in siliceous volcanic rocks. The mineralogy these minerals has been well established (DEER et at., 1963).

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Quartz is the most abundant, essential constituent of common volcanic rocks whereas tridymite and cristobalite occur in siliceous volcanic rocks. The mineralogy these minerals has been well established (DEER et at., 1963).

Key concepts: Tridymite, Cristobalite, Pyroclastic rock, Quartz, Mineralogy, Clay minerals, Feldspar, Geology

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