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Lyons 1896

Lyons, A.B. (1896). Chemical composition of Hawaiian soils and of the rocks from which they have been derived. American Journal of Science 4(2): 421-429.

A discussion of the chemical changes involved in the formation of Hawaiian soils. Lyons presents analyses for soils, fresh lavas, and lavas altered by weathering, including one saprolite. He compares fresh lava to weathered lava and to soil, holding Al (sub 2) O (sub 3) + total iron constant.

Keywords
East Pacific Ocean Islands; Hawaii; igneous and volcanic rocks;, igneous rocks; Lava and lava flows; Oceania; Polynesia; soils;, United States, 25, Soils

Journal
American Journal of Science
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Publisher
The American Journal of Science, Yale University
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