Limestones and Red Soils of Bermuda

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Research Article| August 01, 1969 Limestones and Red Soils of Bermuda G BLACKBURN; G BLACKBURN Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division of Soils, Adelaide, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. M TAYLOR R. M TAYLOR Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division of Soils, Adelaide, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information G BLACKBURN Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division of Soils, Adelaide, Australia R. M TAYLOR Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division of Soils, Adelaide, Australia Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 23 Dec 1968 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1969, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1969) 80 (8): 1595–1598. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[1595:LARSOB]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 23 Dec 1968 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation G BLACKBURN, R. M TAYLOR; Limestones and Red Soils of Bermuda. GSA Bulletin 1969;; 80 (8): 1595–1598. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[1595:LARSOB]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Red clayey soils, which were found to be highly phosphatic, overlie relatively pure limestone in the northern part of Bermuda. X-ray diffraction of the 0.2 to 0.5 mm sand fractions of two such soils revealed a mineralogy similar to that of volcanic impurities in one outcrop of limestone, in beach sand, and in submarine red clay from Castle Harbour. The occurrence of the distinctive red soils on these islands appears to have depended on weathering of restricted deposits of limestone that contained significant proportions of minerals derived from Pleistocene volcanic rocks. These impure deposits overlaid the relatively pure limestone. The phosphate in the soil appears to have been derived from guano. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.