Devonian Acid Sulfate Paleosol – First Finding on Central Devonian Field (Voronezh High, South Russia)

T. V. Alekseeva; Алексеева Т. В.; A. O. Alekseev; Алексеев А. О.

doi:10.1134/S0032180X24010027

Devonian Acid Sulfate Paleosol – First Finding on Central Devonian Field (Voronezh High, South Russia)

Authors: Alekseeva T.V.¹, Alekseev A.O.¹
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1. Institute of Physical Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Issue: No 1 (2024)
Pages: 14-26
Section: ПАЛЕОПОЧВОВЕДЕНИЕ
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0032-180X/article/view/259355
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032180X24010027
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/ZLSVNY
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The paper presents the detail multidisciplinary study of middle Devonian (Eifelian) paleosol (PS) recently discovered on the territory of Voronezh Anteclise. The paleosol is developed from acid volcanic rock – rhyolitic tuff. The thickness of PS varies from 20 to 150 cm depending on the relief of Proterozoic basement beneath it. Tuff contains the inclusions of allochthonous coal particles, most part of each is substituted with pyrite. Main part of coal particles belongs to remnants of enigmatic biota – Nematophytes. The absence of rhizoliths and the microstructure of plant debris allowed to presume that PS was developed under primitive rootless vegetation. The paleosol formation is the result of predominantly chemical weathering. Its development was initiated by pyrite oxidation. PS demonstrates the following complex of pedological signs: kaolinite clay formation and redistribution, tongue bottom, Fe mobility, formation of Fe and gypsum containing nodules, in situ formation of kaolinite, gypsum, Fe-oxides, Fe-sulphates. Based on analytical data the discovered PS is attributed to acid sulphate soil. Deep transformation of parent rocks had the localized character and was not accompanied by formation of distinct soil horizons.

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chemical weathering, rhyolite, pyrite, gypsum, Nematophytes

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T. V. Alekseeva

Institute of Physical Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: alekseeva@issp.serpukhov.su
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3880-2573
Russian Federation, Pushchino Moscow region, 142292

A. O. Alekseev

Institute of Physical Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: alekseeva@issp.serpukhov.su
Russian Federation, Pushchino Moscow region, 142292

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