Table 3 The mineral composition and chemical constituents of WGS and FG.

From: Study on the mechanical properties and microscopic evolution mechanisms of weathered granite soil

Sample

Mineral composition (%)

Main chemical constituents (%)

Kaolinite

Quartz

Feldspar

Illite

Mica

Hematite

SiO2

Al2O3

Fe2O3

K2O

TiO2

MgO

P2O5

Na2O

CaO

SO3

GRSB1

39.4

6.9

22.4

14.7

13.3

3.3

51.73

35.65

6.99

3.50

0.98

0.84

0.14

0.096

0.056

0.013

CWGB1

36.9

7.1

23.2

16.6

13.2

3.0

52.46

34.96

6.30

3.97

0.94

1.11

0.13

0.084

0.031

0.009

GRSB2

38.7

5.0

20.3

17.2

15.1

3.7

50.91

35.89

7.31

3.61

1.19

0.74

0.19

0.062

0.044

0.047

CWGB2

37.7

8.2

22.2

16.3

12.7

2.9

51.91

35.74

5.89

3.88

1.09

1.09

0.27

0.074

0.044

0.007

FGB1

18

31

25.4

11.6

12.5

1.5

65.58

16.95

3.62

5.76

0.67

1.62

0.58

2.490

2.710

0.014

FGB2

17.6

30.3

26.7

11.8

12.0

1.6

66.68

16.35

3.33

5.63

0.72

1.52

0.55

2.665

2.544

0.011