Email this article The Unique Role of Pore Water in Lateritic Bauxite Formation, Republic of Guinea
- Authors: Makarova M.A.1, Mamedov V.I.1, Alekhin Y.V.1, Shipilova E.S.2
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Affiliations:
- Department of Geology, Moscow State University
- Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 489, No 1 (2019)
- Pages: 1297-1300
- Section: Geochemistry
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/1028-334X/article/view/195587
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X19110059
- ID: 195587
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Abstract
Results of the hydrogeochemical study of bauxite-bearing lateritic mantles of the Futa Djallon‒Mandingo Province, West Africa, have allowed us to characterize for the first time the pore water of the vadose and infiltration hydrogeological zone. The abundances of major components (aluminum and iron) in the water are shown to be a few orders of magnitude higher than those typical of other water of lateritic mantles. Pore water is proved to be a major factor of the matter redistribution over any bauxite-bearing lateritic profile.
About the authors
M. A. Makarova
Department of Geology, Moscow State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: frolikovam@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991
V. I. Mamedov
Department of Geology, Moscow State University
Email: frolikovam@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991
Yu. V. Alekhin
Department of Geology, Moscow State University
Email: frolikovam@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991
E. S. Shipilova
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: frolikovam@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119017
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