UID:
almahu_9949697884602882
Format:
1 online resource (753 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-76915-4
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9786612769153
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0-08-093230-4
Content:
Soil micromorphology deals with the microscopic study of undisturbed soil and regolith samples, making use especially of thin sections and petrographic techniques. It exists as a discipline for almost seventy years. Since 1964, the micromorphological community organises every four years an International Working Meeting on Soil Micromorphology, which is attended by a hundred or more persons. The next meeting will take place in China (2008). Micromorphology is used by pedologists, quaternary geologists, sedimentologists, and since two decennia intensively by archaeologists. The idea of the book
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Interpretation ofMicromorphologicalFeatures of Soils andRegoliths; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Micromorphology as a Tool inSoil and Regolith Studies; 1. Introduction; 2. Soil and Regolith Genesis; 3. Soil and Regolith Classification; 4. Palaeopedology, Quaternary Geologyand Archaeology; 5. Soil Management and Other Applications; 6. Correlations Between Micromorphologyand Physical Data; 7. Monitoring Experimental Work and Analyses; 8. Conclusions; References
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Chapter 2. Micromorphological Featuresand Their Relation toProcesses and Classification:General Guidelines and Keys1. Introduction; 1.1 Criteria for in situ Formation and Relative Chronology; 1.2 Relicts of the Parent Material; 2. Key to Features; 2.1 Microstructure and c/f-Related Distribution Patterns; 2.2 Groundmass; 2.3. Organic material; 2.4. Pedofeatures; References; Chapter 3. Colluvial and Mass Wasting Deposits; 1. Introduction; 2. General Features of Translocated Material; 3. Colluvial Deposits; 3.1. Laminated Colluvium; 3.2. Non-laminated Colluvium
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3.3. Post-depositional Alterations4. Mass Wasting Deposits; 4.1. Solifluction deposits; 4.2. Landslides; 4.3. Debris-flow deposits; 4.4. Grain-flow deposits; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Saprolites; 1. Introduction; 2. The Saprolite Profile; 3. General Micromorphological Features; 4. Saprolites on Specific Lithological Rock Types; 4.1. Igneous Rocks; 4.2. Metamorphic Rocks; 4.3. Sedimentary Rocks; 5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Pedoplasmation: Formation of Soil Material; 1. Introduction; 2. General Features; 3. Disappearance of the Original Rock Fabric
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4. Development of Microstructure and Porosity5. Other Changes; 5.1. Changes in Grain-Size Distribution; 5.2. Colour Homogenisation and Limpidity Changes; 5.3. Changes of the b-Fabric; 6. Pedoplasmation on Carbonate Rocks; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Frost Action; 1. Introduction; 2. Microstructure; 2.1. Platy and Lenticular Microstructure; 2.2. Granular Microstructure; 2.3. Microstructure Stability; 3. Groundmass; 3.1. Micromass; 3.2. Coarse Material; 4. Pedofeatures; 5. Implications for Pedostratigraphy; 6. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Vertic Features
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1. Introduction2. Microstructure; 3. Groundmass; 3.1. Coarse Fraction; 3.2. Micromass; 3.3. Pedofeatures; 4. Degradation of Vertic Features in Cultivated Soils; 5. Vertic Features in Palaeosoils; 6. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Redoximorphic Features; 1. Introduction; 2. General Genetic Aspects; 3. Nature and Identification; 3.1. Intrusive Redox Pedofeatures; 3.2. Impregnative Redox Pedofeatures; 3.3. Depletion Redox Pedofeatures; 4. Significance; 4.1. Duration of Water Saturation; 4.2. Special Cases; 4.3. Relict versus Contemporary Features; 5. Conclusions; References
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Chapter 9. Calcium Carbonate Features
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-53156-4
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
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