Lithological effects in soil formation and soil slips on weathering-limited slopes underlain by granitic bedrocks in Japan

Catena

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-168

  Wakatsuki, Tsuyoshi ^a   Matsukura, Yukinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biotite; Granite; Mineral composition; Rock control; Soil slip; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BIOTITE; GRANITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PEDOGENESIS; SLOPE FAILURE; SOIL PROFILE; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; TAGA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 35348968830     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Allen B.L., and Hajek B.F. Mineral occurrence in soil environments. In: Dixon J.B., and Weed S.B. (Eds). Minerals in Soil Environments. Soil Science Society of America Book Series vol. 1 (1989) 199-278
2. Anderson S.P., Dietrich W.E., and Brimhall G.H. Weathering profiles, mass-balance analysis, and rates of solute loss: linkages between weathering and erosion in a small, steep catchment. Geological Society of America Bulletin 114-9 (2002) 1143-1158
3. Bates R.L., and Jackson J.A. Glossary of Geology. third ed. (1987), American Geological Institute, Virginia 788 pp.
4. Begonha A., and Braga M.A.S. Weathering of the Oporto granite: geotechnical and physical properties. Catena 49 (2002) 57-76
5. Birkeland P.W. Soils and Geomorphology (1999), Oxford University Press, New York 430 pp.
6. Braga M.A.S., Paquet H., and Begonha A. Weathering of granites in a temperate climate (NW Portugal): granitic saprolites and arenization. Catena 49 (2002) 41-56
7. Bustin R.M., and Matthows W.H. Selective weathering of granitic clasts. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 16 (1978) 215-223
8. Driessen P., and Deckers J. Lecture Notes on the Major Soils of the World: World Soil Resources Reports vol. 94 (2001), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome 334 pp.
9. Dixton J.C., and Young R.W. Character and origin of deep arenaceous weathering mantles on the Bega batholith. Catena 8 (1981) 97-109
10. Eggler D.H., Larson E.E., and Bradley W.C. Granites, grusses, and the Sherman erosion surface, southern Laramie Range, Wyoming. American Journal of Science 267 (1969) 510-522
11. Eswaran H., and Bin W.C. A study of a deep weathering profile on granite in Peninsular Malaysia: I. Physico-chemical and micromorphological properties. Soil Science Society of America Journal 42 (1977) 144-149
12. Eswaran H., and Bin W.C. A study of a deep weathering profile on granite in Peninsular Malaysia: II. Mineralogy of the clay, silt, and sand fractions. Soil Science Society of America Journal 42 (1977) 149-153
13. Eswaran H., and Bin W.C. A study of a deep weathering profile on granite in Peninsular Malaysia: III. Alternation of feldspars. Soil Science Society of America Journal 42 (1977) 154-158
14. Gerrard J. Weathering of granitic rocks: environment and clay mineral formation. In: Robinson D.A., and Williams R.B.G. (Eds). Rock Weathering and Landform Evolution (1994), Willy, Chichester 3-20
15. Geological Society. Geological Society Engineering Group Working Party report: the description and classification of weathered rocks for engineering purposes. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology 28 (1995) 207-242
16. Hayakawa T., and Mishima T. Erosional surfaces and distribution of landslides in Taga Mountains, Ibaraki Prefecture. Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Ibaraki University 46 (1997) 1-19 (in Japanese)
17. Hayakawa T., and Sakai T. Frequency and distribution of abrupt landslides caused by heavy rainfall in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Ibaraki University 30 (1981) 1-16 (in Japanese)
18. Isherwood D., and Street A. Biotite-induced grusification of the Boulder Creek Granodiorite, Boulder County, Colorado. Geological Society of America Bulletin 87 (1976) 366-370
19. Kimiya K. Tensile strength as a physical scale of weathering in granitic rocks. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 81-6 (1975) 349-364 (in Japanese with English abstract)
20. Lan H.X., Hu R.L., Yue Z.Q., Lee C.F., and Wang S.J. Engineering and geological characteristics of granite weathering profiles in South China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 21-4 (2003) 353-364
21. Lumb P. The properties of decomposed granite. Geotechnique 12 (1962) 226-243
22. Lumb P. The residual soils of Hong Kong. Geotechnique 15 (1965) 180-194
23. Matsuo S., Nishida K., and Yamashita S. Weathering of the granite soils and its influence on the stability of slope. Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University 30-2 (1968) 85-93
24. Matsukura Y., and Tanaka Y. Stability analysis for soil slips of two gruss-slopes in southern Abukuma Mountains, Japan. Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union 4 (1983) 229-239
25. Matsukura Y., Maekado A., Hatta T., and Yatsu E. Vertical changes in mineralogical, physical, chemical and mechanical properties due to deep weathering of Inada granite rocks. Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union 4 (1983) 65-80 (in Japanese, with English abstract)
26. Migoń P., and Thomas M.F. Grus weathering mantles - problem of interpretation. Catena 49 (2002) 5-24
27. Miura K. On granite rocks and their collapse at Kamo District, Shimane Prefecture (I). Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists 56-6 (1966) 256-283 (in Japanese with English abstract)
28. Miura K. On granite rocks and their collapse at Kamo District, Shimane Prefecture (II). Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists 57-1 (1967) 11-24 (in Japanese)
29. Miura K., and Higuchi K. Weathering in plutonic rocks (part 2) - the weathering of Hino diorite Mass, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology 15-1 (1974) 23-34 (in Japanese with English abstract)
30. Nakagawa Z., Ossaka J., Urabe K., and Yamada H. The weathering of quartz-diorite in Senmaya district, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology 67 (1972) 283-290 (in Japanese with English abstract)
31. Nakagawa A., Kasuga S., Maeda K., Okunishi K., and Iida T. Subsurface structure of granite mountain slopes - an approach to the classification of subsurface structure according to the weathering conditions at Obara, Aichi Prefecture. Disaster Prevention Research Institute Annuals 24B-1 (1981) 391-400 (in Japanese with English abstract)
32. Nettleton W.D., Flach K.W., and Nelson R.E. Pedgenic weathering of tonalite in southern California. Geoderma 4 (1970) 387-402
33. Nishida K., and Aoyama C. Failure mechanism of a weathered residual soil slope. Proceedings of the Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 1 (1987) 197-200
34. Onda Y. Influence of water storage capacity in the regolith zone on hydrological characteristics, slope processes and slope form. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie N.F. 36 (1992) 165-178
35. Oya M. Nature and catastrophes in southern Abukuma Mountains. Water Science 46-4 (1972) 46-60 (in Japanese)
36. Ruxton B.P., and Berry L. Weathering of granite and associated erosional feature in Hong Kong. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of America 68 (1957) 1263-1292
37. Ruxton B.P., and Berry L. Weathering profiles and geomorphic position on granite in two tropical regions. Revue de Geomorphologie Dynamique 12 (1961) 16-31
38. Schulz M.S., and White A.F. Chemical weathering in a tropical watershed, Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico III: quartz dissolution rates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 63 (1999) 337-350
39. Serizawa M. On runoff phenomena during a storm in a small basin of uppermost reach of River Yamaguchi. Hydrology 11 (1981) 8-15 (in Japanese with English abstract)
40. Shibahara T. Influence of forest to the slope failure in the southern Abukuma Mountain, Ibaraki Prefecture. Journal of Japan Landslide Society 20-4 (1984) 14-21 (in Japanese)
41. Soil Survey Division Staff. Soil Survey Manual: Soil Conservation Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook vol. 18 (1993), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. 437 pp.
42. Suzuki T., Hirano M., Takahashi K., and Yatsu E. The interaction between the weathering process of granite and the evolution of landforms in the Rokko Mountains, Japan-Part1. Vertical changes in physical, mechanical, mineral and chemical properties of the weathered Rokko granite. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University 20 (1977) 343-389 (in Japanese with English abstract)
43. Tanaka, Y., 1983. The surface-layer failures of "Masa" slopes in South Abukuma mountains. Graduation Thesis, University of Tsukuba, 58pp (in Japanese with English abstract).
44. Tanaka K. Relation between slope structure and slope failures at the source area of Sakanai River in Matsuzaka City of Mie Prefecture. Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union 15 (1994) 17-38 (in Japanese with English abstract)
45. Terajima T., and Moroto K. Stream flow generation in a small watershed in granitic mountains. Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union 11 (1990) 75-96 (in Japanese with English abstract)
46. Wahrhaftig C. Stepped topography of the southern Sierra Nevada, California. Geological Society of America Bulletin 76 (1965) 1165-1190
47. Wakatsuki T., Sasaki Y., and Matsukura Y. Comparison between Doken-type and Tsukuba-Maruto type simplified dynamic cone penetrometers on foundations of different grain size. Bulletin of the Terrestrial Environmental Research Center, University of Tsukuba 4 (2003) 135-140 (in Japanese)
48. Wakatsuki T., Sasaki Y., and Matsukura Y. Difference in permeability indices of grus soils obtained from tree different measuring methods. Bulletin of the Terrestrial Environmental Research Center, University of Tsukuba 5 (2004) 103-107 (in Japanese)
49. Wakatsuki T., Tanaka Y., and Matsukura Y. Soil slips on weathering-limited slopes underlain by coarse-grained granite or fine-grained gneiss near Seoul, Republic of Korea. Catena 60 (2005) 181-203
50. White A.F. Determining mineral weathering rates based on solid and solute weathering gradients and velocities: application to biotite weathering in saprolites. Chemical Geology 190 (2002) 69-89
51. White A.F., Bullen T.D., Schulz M.S., Blum A.E., Huntington T.G., and Peters N.E. Differential rates of feldspar weathering in granitic regoliths. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 65-6 (2001) 847-869
52. Yanamaka K., and Matsuo K. A study on soil hardness (first report): relationship between soil hardness and water content. Journal of the Science of Soil and Manure, Japan 33-7 (1962) 343-347 (in Japanese)