EAN: 9783030678081

A VISUAL ATLAS FOR SOIL MICROMORPHOLOGISTS - ER...

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.

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