Mössbauer effect measurements have been made on proton irradiated absorbers such as hydrated iron(II), ammonium sulphate (Mohr's salt), and iron(III) ammonium alum as a function of proton energy (in the range from 0.3 to 1.5 MeV) and proton dose. The irradiation leads to successive stages of decomposition of the compounds investigated: in the case of Mohr's salt the compounds observed are FeSO4 · 7H2O, FeSO4, Fe2(SO4)3, Fe2O(SO4), FeS2 and finally Fe3O4, and in the case of iron(III) ammonium alum these are: Fe2(SO4)3 and Fe2O3. The location of Fe3+ ions in the FeSO4 lattice was observed. From the experimental data obtained, the volume of the chemical decomposition region due to formation of a thermal spike was evaluated. The effects observed were interpreted in terms of the “Spike” model.