A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists.

• Author: Verrecchia, Eric P.
• TeilnehmendeR: Trombino, Luca.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (184 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Atlas -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Observation of Soils: From the Field to the Microscope -- File 1: The Multiscalar Nature of Soils -- File 2: History of Micromorphology -- File 3: Observation and Sampling of Soils -- File 4: How to Make Thin Sections -- File 5: The Polarized Light Microscope -- File 6: Other Techniques of Observation -- File 7: Electron and Energy Imaging -- File 8: Colours of Minerals -- File 9: The Micromorphological Approach -- 2 The Organization of Soil Fragments -- File 10: Concept of Fabric -- File 11: Multiscalar Approach to Fabric -- File 12: Basic Distribution Patterns -- File 13: c/f Related Distributions I -- File 14: c/f Related Distributions II -- File 15: Aggregates and Aggregation -- File 16: Degree of Separation and Accommodation of Aggregates -- File 17: The Nature of Voids -- File 18: Morphology of Voids I -- File 19: The Morphology of Voids II -- File 20: Microstructure I -- File 21: Microstructure II -- 3 Basic Components -- File 22: Mineral and Organic Constituents -- File 23: Particle Size and Sorting -- File 24: Shape of Grains: Equidimensionality -- File 25: Shape of Grains: Roundness and Sphericity -- File 26: Basalt, Granite, and Gabbro -- File 27: Schist, Gneiss, and Amphibolite -- File 28: Quartzite and Marble -- File 29: Calcium-Bearing Sedimentary Rocks -- File 30: Sand and Sandstone -- File 31: Mineral Grains in the Soil I: Quartz and Chalcedony -- File 32: Mineral Grains in the Soil II: Feldspar and Mica -- File 33: Mineral Grains in the Soil III: Inosilicates and Nesosilicates -- File 34: Mineral Grains in the Soil IV: Carbonates -- File 35: Mineral Grains in the Soil V: Chlorides and Sulphates -- File 36: Biominerals I -- File 37: Biominerals II -- File 38: Biominerals III -- File 39: Anthropogenic Features I.

File 40: Anthropogenic Features II -- File 41: Organic Matter I -- File 42: Organic Matter II -- File 43: Humus -- File 44: Micromass -- File 45: B-Fabric I -- File 46: B-Fabric II -- 4 Pedogenic Features -- File 47: Imprints of Pedogenesis -- File 48: Iron- and Manganese-Bearing Nodules -- File 49: Carbonate Nodules -- File 50: Polygenetic Nodules -- File 51: Nodules: Morphology and Border Shape -- File 52: Nodules: Orthic, Anorthic, and Disorthic -- File 53: Crystals and Crystal Intergrowths -- File 54: Impregnations -- File 55: Depletions -- File 56: Coatings with Clays I -- File 57: Coatings with Clays II -- File 58: Micropans, Coarse Coatings, Cappings, and Crusts -- File 59: Hypocoatings and Quasicoatings: Amorphous -- File 60: Coatings and Hypocoatings: Crystalline -- File 61: Mineral Infillings -- File 62: Mineral Infillings of Biological Origin -- File 63: Pedoturbations -- File 64: Faecal Pellets -- File 65: Dung and Vertebrate Excrements -- File 66: Composite Pedogenic Features -- File 67: Uncommon Features -- 5 Pedofeatures Associated to Soil Processes -- File 68: Pedofeatures and Soil Processes -- File 69: Clay Dynamics I: Translocation -- File 70: Clay Dynamics II: Swelling -- File 71: Water Dynamics -- File 72: Carbonate and Gypsum Dynamics -- File 73: Processes Involving Iron Oxyhydroxides -- File 74: Biogeochemical Processes I -- File 75: Biogeochemical Processes II -- 6 The Future of Soil Micromorphology -- File 76: The Future of Soil Micromorphology -- File 77: Beyond the Two Dimensions -- File 78: The Prospect of Chemical Imaging -- Appendix A Chemical Formulae of Some Minerals Observed in Soils -- Appendix B Errors and Pitfalls I -- Appendix C Errors and Pitfalls II -- Appendix D How to Describe a Thin Section -- Appendix E Multilingual List of Useful Micromorphological Terms -- References -- Index.