A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verrecchia, Eric P.

Contributor:

Trombino, Luca.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This open access atlas is an up-to-date visual resource on the features and structures observed in soil thin sections, i.e. soil micromorphology. The book addresses the growing interest in soil micromorphology in the fields of soil science, earth science, archaeology and forensic science, and serves as a reference tool for researchers and students for fast learning and intuitive feature and structure recognition. The book is divided into six parts and contains hundreds of images and photomicrographs. Part one is devoted to the way to sample properly soils, the method of preparation of thin sections, the main tool of soil micromorphology (the microscope), and the approach of soil micromorphology as a scientific method. Part two focuses on the organisation of soil fragments and presents the concept of fabric. Part three addresses the basic components, e.g. rocks, minerals, organic compounds and anthropogenic features. Part four lists all the various types of pedogenic features observed in a soil, i.e. the imprint of pedogenesis. Part five gives interpretations of features associated with the main processes at work in soils and paleosols. Part six presents a view of what the future of soil micromorphology could be. Finally, the last part consists of the index and annexes, including the list of mineral formulas. This atlas will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students, who will find it a convenient tool for the self-teaching of soil micromorphology by using comparative photographs.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9783030678067

3030678067

OCLC:

1264405773