A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists

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...

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Main Authors:	Verrecchia, Eric P. (Author), Trombino, Luca (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:	Soil science. Earth sciences. Physical geography. Soil Science. Earth Sciences. Physical Geography.
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. The multiscalar nature of soils
Chapter 2. History of micromorphology
Chapter 3. Observation and sampling of soils
Chapter 4. How to make thin sections
Chapter 5.The polarised light microscope
Chapter 6. Other techniques of observation
Chapter 7. Electron and energy imaging
Chapter 8. Colours of minerals
Chapter 9. The micromorphological approach
Chapter 10. Concept of fabric
Chapter 11. Multiscalar approach to fabric
Chapter 12. Basic distribution patterns
Chapter 13. c/f related distributions I
Chapter 14. c/f related distributions II
Chapter 15. Aggregates and aggregation
Chapter 16. Degree of separation and accommodation of aggregates
Chapter 17. The nature of voids
Chapter 18. Morphology of voids I
Chapter 19. The morphology of voids II
Chapter 20. Microstructure I
Chapter 21. Microstructure II
Chapter 22. Mineral and organic constituents
Chapter 23. Particle size and sorting
Chapter 24. Shape of grains: equidimensionality
Chapter 25. Shape of grains: roundness and sphericity
Chapter 26. Basalt, granite, and gabbro
Chapter 27. Schist, gneiss, and amphibolite
Chapter 28. Quartzite and marble
Chapter 29. Calcium-bearing sedimentary rocks
Chapter 30. Sand and sandstone
Chapter 31. Mineral grains in the soil I: quartz and chalcedony
Chapter 32. Mineral grains in the soil II: feldspar and mica
Chapter 33. Mineral grains in the soil III: inosilicates and nesosilicates
Chapter 34. Mineral grains in the soil IV: carbonates
Chapter 35. Mineral grains in the soil V: chlorides and sulfates
Chapter 36. Biominerals I
Chapter 37. Biominerals II
Chapter 38. Biominerals III
Chapter 39. Anthropogenic features I
Chapter 40. Anthropogenic features II
Chapter 41. Organic matter I
Chapter 42. Organic matter II
Chapter 43. Humus
Chapter 44. Micromass
Chapter 45. B-fabric I
Chapter 46. B-fabric II
Chapter 47. Imprints of pedogenesis
Chapter 48. Iron- and manganese-bearing nodules
Chapter 49. Carbonate nodules
Chapter 50. Polygenetic nodules
Chapter 51. Nodules: morphology and border shape
Chapter 52. Nodules: orthic, anorthic, disorthic
Chapter 53. Crystals and crystal intergrowths
Chapter 54. Impregnations
Chapter 55. Depletions
Chapter 56. Coatings with clays I
Chapter 57. Coatings with clays II
Chapter 58. Micropans, coarse coatings, cappings, and crusts
Chapter 59. Hypocoatings and quasicoatings: amorphous
Chapter 60. Coatings and hypocoatings: crystalline
Chapter 61. Mineral infillings
Chapter 62. Mineral infillings of biological origin
Chapter 63. Pedoturbations
Chapter 64. Faecal pellets
Chapter 65. Dung and vertebrate excrements
Chapter 66. Composite pedogenic features
Chapter 67. Uncommon features
Chapter 68. Pedofeatures and soil processes
Chapter 69. Clay dynamics I - Translocation
Chapter 70. Clay dynamics II - Swelling
Chapter 71. Water dynamics.
Chapter 72. Carbonate and gypsum dynamics
Chapter73. Processes involving iron oxyhydroxides
Chapter 74. Biogeochemical processes I
Chapter 75. Biogeochemical processes II
Chapter 76. The future of soil micromorphology
Chapter 77. Beyond the two dimensions
Chapter 78. The prospect of chemical imaging.

A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists

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