Fe II-III hydroxycarbonate green rust GR(CO 3 2À ), Fe II 4 Fe III 2 (OH) 12 CO 3 Á3H 2 O, is oxidized in aqueous solutions with varying reaction kinetics. Rapid oxidation with either H 2 O 2 or dissolved oxygen under neutral and alkaline conditions leads to the formation of ferric oxyhydroxycarbonate GR(CO 3 2À ) * , Fe III 6 O 12 H 8 CO 3 Á3H 2 O, via a solid-state reaction. By decreasing the flow of oxygen bubbled in the solution, goethite a-FeOOH forms by dissolution-precipitation mechanism whereas a mixture of non-stoichiometric magnetite Fe (3Àx) O 4 and goethite is observed for lower oxidation rates. The intermediate Fe II-III oxyhydroxycarbonate of formula Fe II 6(1Àx) Fe III 6x O 12 H 2(7À3x) CO 3 Á3H 2 O, i.e. GR(x) * for which x e [1/3, 1], is the synthetic compound that is homologous to the fougerite mineral present in hydromorphic gleysol; in situ oxidation accounts for the variation of ferric molar fraction x = [Fe III ]/{[Fe II ]+[Fe III ]} observed in the field as a function of depth and season but limited to the range [1/3, 2/3]. The domain of stability for partially oxidized green rust is observed in the E h -pH Pourbaix diagrams if thermodynamic properties of GR(x) * is compared with those of lepidocrocite, c-FeOOH, and goethite, a-FeOOH. Electrochemical equilibrium between GR(x) * and Fe II in solution corresponds to E h -pH conditions close to those measured in the field. Therefore, the reductive dissolution of GR(x) * can explain the relatively large concentration of Fe II measured in aqueous medium of hydromorphic soils containing fougerite.