%0 Generic

%T Interpretation of micromorphological features of soils and regoliths

%A Stoops, Georges

%A Marcelino, Vera

%A Mees, F.

%I Elsevier

%@ 0444531564

%@ 9780444531568

%@ 9780080932309

%@ 0080932304

%@ 1282769154

%@ 9781282769151

%@ 9786612769153

%@ 6612769157

%K Soil micromorphology

%K Regolith

%K Electronic books

%K Boden

%K Mikromorphologie

%K Pore

%K Bodengefüge

%K Dünnschliffmikroskopie

%K Fossiler Boden

%K Porenraum

%D 2010

%X Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Description based on print version record

%X 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

%X 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

%X 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

%X 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

%X 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

%X Chapter 9. Calcium Carbonate Features

%C Elsevier

%C Amsterdam

%U http://slubdd.de/katalog?TN_libero_mab2