Synopses & Reviews
The importance of clay minerals for soil functioning is well recognized.
Synopsis
Geology and chemistry at the surface.- Elements in solution.- Weathering: the initial transition to surface materials and the beginning of surface geochemistry.- Soils: Retention and movement of elements at the interface.- Transport: water and wind.- Sediments.
Synopsis
This book provides basic tools to understand relations between plants and soil. It also details methods to interpret x-ray diffraction spectra used to identify clay minerals.
Table of Contents
The geological framework of surface geochemistry.- Movements of materials at the surface.-Chemical elements and associations in surface environments.- Elements in solutions.- Weathering: the initial transition to surface materials and the beginning of surface geochemistry.- Retention and movement of elements at the interface.- Transport: water and wind.- Sediments.