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Guadeloupe, northern slope sequence (Basse-Terre)

Guadeloupe, France

Soils

Type
Soil

Soils on andesite (δ30Si -0.23 ‰) of Basse-Terre, under banana cultivation; coordinates not given. Oldest and most clay-rich soils (82-85 % clay).

δ30Si in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NBS 28

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−1.53 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Feneteau Ferralsol (164 m, 3295 mm/yr, kaolinite)
Feneteau Ferralsol (164 m, 3295 mm/yr, kaolinite), bulk soil, about ± 0.1 ‰ (2 SD).
Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
−1.95 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Feneteau Ferralsol (164 m, 3295 mm/yr, kaolinite)
Feneteau Ferralsol (164 m, 3295 mm/yr, kaolinite), clay fraction, lighter than the soil and the andesite.
Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
−0.65 ‰1bulk soil (< 2 mm), Saint-Julien Vertisol (25 m, 730 mm/yr, smectite)
Saint-Julien Vertisol (25 m, 730 mm/yr, smectite), bulk soil, about ± 0.1 ‰ (2 SD).
Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…
−0.94 ‰1clay fraction (< 2 um), Saint-Julien Vertisol (25 m, 730 mm/yr, smectite)
Saint-Julien Vertisol (25 m, 730 mm/yr, smectite), clay fraction, lighter than the soil and the andesite.
Opfergelt et al. (2012), Silicon isotopes and the tracing of desilication in volcanic soi…

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Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Guadeloupe, northern slope sequence (Basse-Terre), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/guadeloupe-sequence-du-versant-nord-basse-terre/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

@misc{isofind2026guadeloupenorthernslopesequen,
  title = {Guadeloupe, northern slope sequence (Basse-Terre), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/guadeloupe-sequence-du-versant-nord-basse-terre/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13