Minerals in Soil Environments
Author | : Joe Boris Dixon |
Publisher | : American Society of Agronomy |
Total Pages | : 1288 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSD:31822003702867 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Soil mineralogy. Surface chemistry of soil minerals. Organic matter in mineral soils. Mineral equilibria and the soil system. Mineral occurrence in soil environments. Carbonate, halide, sulfate, and sulfide minerals. Aluminium oxides and oxyhydroxides. Iron oxides. Manganese oxydes and hydroxides. Kaolin and serpentine group minerals.The pyrophyllite-talc group. Micas. Vermiculites. Smectites. Chlorites. Interstratification in layer silicates. Palygorskite and sepiolite group minerals. Zeolites. Silica. eldspars, olivines, pyroxenes, and amphiboles. Allophane and imogolite. Phosphate minerals. Titanium and zirconium minerals.