Iron concretions developing in a tropical Ultisol under a pine savanna in Belize. The gray material is Kaolinite, a clay mineral
The site is a tropical coastal savanna subject to repeated seasonal waterlogging. Plinthite nodules develop gradually where water table fluctuations result in accumulation of iron oxides. Ultisols are a highly weathered soil type common in the tropics.
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Location: Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District, Belize
Photo credit: © Rosanne Tackaberry / Alamy / Afripics
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