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The given paper presents the multidisciplinary study of two Devonian paleosols recently discovered on the territory of Voronezh Anteclise (South Russia) in the actively excavated quarries at the border of Proterozoic rocks with Devonian sedimentary cover. First of it was developed from weathered ferruginous quartzite, second—from rhyolitic tuff. Both rocks contain inclusions of pyrite: of metamorphic origin in quartzite and pyrite substituted allochthonous coalified remnants of Nematophytes in rhyolite. Originated from mineralogically and nutrients poor, potentially toxic hard rocks, under rootless vegetation the developed paleosols, however, demonstrate the surprisingly deep development. Along with typical for these rocks a quartz dominance, paleosols contain in situ developed kaolinite, Fe-oxides, gypsum, jarosite. Considering all results obtained the discovered paleosols were attributed to acid sulfate soils. The development of paleosols was initiated by pyrite oxidation which played the role of trigger. In such aggressive system the chemical weathering prevailed under physical weathering and biological effect. Being gypseous, paleosols bear characteristics which are typical for paleosol of humid type.
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The investigation was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant N◦ 22-27-00370).
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Alekseeva, T.V., Alekseev, A.O. (2023). Acid Sulfate Pedogenesis of the Geological Past. In: Frank-Kamenetskaya, O.V., Vlasov, D.Y., Panova, E.G., Alekseeva, T.V. (eds) Biogenic—Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems 2022. BIOCOS 2022. Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40470-2_22
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