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magnetic (ferrimagnetic) oxides, magnetite and maghemite – usually in<br />

concentrations indetectable by XRD but easily measurable by routine magnetic<br />

methods of analysis. Hence, magnetic analyses of soils provide an additional,<br />

sensitive window on soil iron and its response to climate.<br />

Statistical examination of the relationships between magnetic properties of<br />

modern steppe soils from transect spanning the loess plain from the Caspian Sea to<br />

the North Caucasus and major climate variables identifies annual rainfall as the<br />

most significant factor (R2 = 0.93) (Maher et al., 2003). Soil formation in the steppe<br />

zone produces dispersed ferrimagnetic minerals (magnetite and maghemite) with<br />

particle size of predominantly

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