TABLE 1.
Summary of the various forms of iron found in the sediments of the CDAR delta
Form of Fe | Concn
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Range | Mean | SD | |
Total Fea | 76–112 | 100.2 | 10.7 |
Weak-acid-soluble Fe(II)a | 20–49 | 32.28 | 9.4 |
Magnetic mineralsab | 8.4–15.6 | 11.34 | 1.8 |
Dissolved pore water Fe(II)c | <0.5–41 | 17.34 | 9.9 |
Grams per kilogram (dry weight) (n = 18).
The magnetic minerals were determined to be approximately 77% magnetite. See text.
Milligrams per liter (n = 18).