@article{fdi:010042774, title = {{C}an chromite weathering be a source of {C}r in soils ?}, author = {{G}arnier, {J}. and {Q}uantin, {C}. and {G}uimaraes, {E}. and {B}ecquer, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}t {N}iquelandia, {C}r extracted from the soil (5,000-9,300 mg.kg(-1)) is likely the result of the {C}r-bearing {F}e-oxides compared to the {C}r-spinels, showing that low {C}r-containing minerals present in the dunite (enstatite, olivine and clay minerals) have been completely dissolved. {T}he chromites, accumulated inside soil profiles, have undergone chemical weathering, leading to a {C}r enrichment during soil genesis. {T}races of dissolution inside the soil chromites suggest that,they can be slowly weathered. {I}n this case chromites could represent a diffuse source of available {C}r({III}) within the soil profiles.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}ineralogical {M}agazine}, volume = {72}, numero = {1}, pages = {49--53}, ISSN = {0026-461{X}}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.49}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042774}, }