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30 The Chemistry and Fertility of Soils under Tropical Weeds

Table 2.4. Chemical weathering of some primary and secondary minerals.

Minerals
No. Chemical Reaction
Reactants/Products
1 SiO 2 (s) + 2 H 2 O  H 4 SiO 4 Quartz  .......
2+ - -
2 CaCO 3 (s) + H 2 O  Ca + HCO 3 + OH Calcite  .......
2+ -
3 CaCO 3 (s) + H 2 CO 3  Ca + 2 HCO 3 Calcite  .......
- +
4 Al 2 O 3 .3H 2 O(s) + 2 H 2 O  2 Al(OH) 4 + 2H Gibbsite  .......
2+ -
5 Mg 2 SiO 4 (s) + 4 H 2 CO 3  2 Mg + 4 HCO 3 + H 4 SiO 4 Forsterite  .......
2+ -
6 Fe 2 SiO 4 (s) + H 2 CO 3  2 Fe + 4 HCO 3 + H 4 SiO 4 Fayalite  .......
+ 2+
7 Mg 6 Si 8 O 20 (OH) 4 (s) + 12 H + 8 H 2 O  6 Mg + 8 H 4 SiO 4 Talk  .......
+ 2+
8 Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s) + 6 H  3 Mg + 2 H 4 SiO 4 + H 2 O Talk  .......
- +
9 MgCO 3 (s) + 2H 2 O  HCO 3 + Mg(OH) 2 (s) + H Magnesite  Brusite
10 Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s) + 5 H 2 O  2 H 4 SiO 4 + Al 2 O 3 .3H 2 O(s) Kaolinite  Gibbsite
1
-
+
11 NaAlSi 3 O 8 (s) + 11 H 2 O  Na + OH + 2 H 4 SiO 4 + Albite  Kaolinite
2 2
Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s)
9
12 NaAlSi 3 O 8 (s) + H 2 O + H 2 CO 3  Albite  Kaolinite
2
1
+
-
Na + HCO 3 + 2 H 4 SiO 4 + Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s)
2
2+
-
13 CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 (s) + 3 H 2 O  Ca + 2 OH + Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s) Anortit  Kaolinite
14 CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 (s) + 3 H 2 O + H 2 CO 3  Anortit  Kaolinite
-
2+
Ca + 2 HCO 3 + Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s)
15 4 Na 0.5 Ca 0.5 Al 1.5 Si 2.5 O 8 + 6 H 2 CO 3 + 11 H 2 O  Plagioclase
-
2+
+
2 Na + 2 Ca + 4 H 4 SiO 4 + 6 HCO 3 + 2 Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s) (Andesine) 
Kaolinite
16 5 KAlSi 3 O 8 (s) + 2 H 2 CO 3 + 12 H 2 O  K-Feldspar
+ -
2 K + 2 HCO 3 + 6 H 4 SiO 4 + KAl 3 Si 3 O 10 (OH) 2 (s) (Orthoclase)  Mica
+
17 7 NaAlSi 3 O 8 (s) + 6 H + 20 H 2 O  Albite 
+
6 Na + 10 H 4 SiO 4 + 3 Na 0.33 Al 2.33 Si 3.67 O 10 (OH) 2 (s) Na-Montmorillonite
1
18 KMg 3 AlSi 3 O 10 (OH) 2 (s) + 7 H 2 CO 3 + H 2 O  Biotite  Kaolinite
2 1
-
2+
+
K + 3 Mg + 7 HCO 3 + 2 H 4 SiO 4 + Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 (s)
2
+
-
19 Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 F(s) + H 2 O  Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 (OH)(s) + F + H Fluor apatite 
Hydroxyapatite
+
+
20 KAlSi 3 O 8 (s) + Na  K + NaAlSi 3 O 8 (s) Orthoclase Albite
2+
2+
21 CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 (s) + Ca  Mg + 2 CaCO 3 (s) Dolomite  Calsite
2+
+
2-
22 MnS(s) + 4 H 2 O  Mn + SO 4 + 8 H + 8e - Manganese Sulfide
 ......
-
+
23 3 Fe 2 O 3 (s) + 4 H 2 O + 2 e  2 Fe 3 O 4 (s) + 8 H + 2 OH - Hematite 
Magnetite
15
7
24 FeS 2 (S) + O 2 + H 2 O  Fe(OH) 3 (s) + 4 H + 2 SO 4 Pyrite 
+
2-
4 2
Ferrooxides
2-
2+
25 PbS(s) + 4 Mn 3 O 4 (s) + 12 H 2 O  Pb + SO 4 + 12 Galena  .......
2+
Mn + 24 OH -
Adapted from Garrels and Christ (1965); Lindsay (1979); Stumm and Morgan (1981)
Abdul Kadir Salam and Nanik Sriyani – 2019