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Abstract
Mechanical analyses are given of two soil profiles developed from the argillaceous facies of the Malmesbury System. Data relating to chemical composition, base exchange, and optical properties of the colloidal fraction are recorded, and comparisons made with clay minerals and soil colloids from other sources. The dominant constituent of the colloids is thought to be halloysite, but no positive identification is made. The mineralogy of the fine sand fraction is also included.