Soil microscopy and micromorphology
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Soil microscopy and micromorphology
J. Wiley, c1993
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-296) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is an introduction to the study of the microfeatures of soils, using a range of microscopic techniques including the light microscope, the transmission electron microscope and the scanning electron microscope. Comprehensive coverage is provided of each method, and the appendix features a technique for describing thin sections. Features are taken from most of the major soils found worldwide.
Table of Contents
- Techniques used in soil micromorphology
- some micromorphological concepts and problems
- properties of features
- properties of minerals
- matrix
- structure and pores
- faunal features
- particle distribution classes
- rock types
- organic matter
- roots
- coatings and other surface features
- segregations, concretions, nodules and concentrations
- weather features and products
- micro-organisms
- applications.
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