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Table 4 Principal component matrix of the extracted factors controlling major oxides

From: Geochemical characteristics of agricultural soils, Assiut governorate, Egypt

 

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

PC5

Sand

− 0.860

− 0.209

0.302

0.251

0.132

Silt

0.853

0.158

− 0.288

− 0.284

− 0.058

Clay

0.750

0.324

− 0.292

− 0.081

− 0.298

CaCO3

0.101

− 0.279

0.271

− 0.544

0.680

CaSO4

0.202

0.811

0.073

0.089

0.058

SiO2

− 0.917

− 0.210

− 0.248

0.059

− 0.026

Al2O3

0.946

− 0.173

− 0.083

0.198

0.033

Fe2O3

0.933

− 0.120

0.106

0.267

0.125

CaO

− 0.323

0.405

0.599

− 0.248

0.070

MgO

0.920

− 0.125

0.165

− 0.130

0.012

TiO2

0.873

− 0.176

0.077

0.213

0.206

K2O

0.216

− 0.401

0.370

0.636

0.138

Na2O

0.698

0.108

0.582

− 0.102

− 0.073

P2O5

− 0.204

0.760

− 0.249

0.203

0.368

SO3

− 0.003

0.903

0.018

0.240

0.211

Cl

− 0.156

0.265

0.817

− 0.018

− 0.404

% of variance

43.76

17.76

12.6

7.5

6.3