A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021. Ã2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 pages) |
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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.