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δ30Si of Soils: published values

in ‰ (per mil)

Soils. 16 published values for 4 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
Klafastaðir Andosol (Hvalfjörður, Iceland)
Islande
−0.73 ± 0.17 ‰−0.91 / −0.53 ‰6soil (bulk)Pogge von Strandmann et al. (2012), Lithium, magnesium and silicon isotope behaviour acco…
Klafastaðir Andosol (Hvalfjörður, Iceland)
Islande
0.49 ± 0.38 ‰0.13 / 1.03 ‰7soil pore waterPogge von Strandmann et al. (2012), Lithium, magnesium and silicon isotope behaviour acco…
Guadeloupe, eastern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−0.92 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Moïse perhydrated Andosol (424 m, 4764 mm/yr, gibbsite and allophane)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, eastern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−1.32 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Moïse perhydrated Andosol (424 m, 4764 mm/yr, gibbsite and allophane)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, eastern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−0.81 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Neufchateau Andosol (274 m, 3916 mm/yr)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, eastern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−1.44 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Neufchateau Andosol (274 m, 3916 mm/yr)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, eastern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−1.44 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Changy Nitisol (32 m, 2549 mm/yr, halloysite and Fe oxides)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, eastern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−1.9 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Changy Nitisol (32 m, 2549 mm/yr, halloysite and Fe oxides)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, northern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−1.53 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Feneteau Ferralsol (164 m, 3295 mm/yr, kaolinite)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, northern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−1.95 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Feneteau Ferralsol (164 m, 3295 mm/yr, kaolinite)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, northern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−0.65 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Saint-Julien Vertisol (25 m, 730 mm/yr, smectite)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, northern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−0.94 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Saint-Julien Vertisol (25 m, 730 mm/yr, smectite)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, western slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−0.31 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Grand Marigot Andosol (470 m, 3444 mm/yr, allophane)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, western slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−1.05 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Grand Marigot Andosol (470 m, 3444 mm/yr, allophane)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, western slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−0.25 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Belle Vue Cambisol (222 m, 1931 mm/yr, halloysite and smectite)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
Guadeloupe, western slope sequence (Basse-Terre)
France
−0.99 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Belle Vue Cambisol (222 m, 1931 mm/yr, halloysite and smectite)Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…

Published δ30Si (silicon) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ30Si of Soils: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/silicon-d30si/soils/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

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  title = {δ30Si of Soils: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/silicon-d30si/soils/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
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Updated : 2026-10-13