Contents - Chapter 1) Mineral Equilibria and the Soil System Chapter 2) Surface and Colloid Chemistry Chapter 3) Carbonate, Halide, Sulfate Minerals Chapter 4) Aluminum Hydroxides and Ox hydroxides Chapter 5) Iron Oxides Chapter 6) Manganese Oxides and Hydroxides Chapter 7) Micas Chapter 8) Vermiculites Chapter 9) Montmorillonite and Other Smectite Minerals Chapter 10) Chlorites and Hydroxy Interlayered Vermiculite and Smectite Chapter 11) Kaolinite and Serpentine Group Minerals Chapter 12) Interstratification in Layer Silicates Chapter 13) Palygorskite, Sepiolite, Talc, Prophyllite, and Zeolites Chapter 14) Silica in Soils: Quartz, Cristobalite, Tridymite, and Opal Chapter 15) Feldspars, Olivines, Pyroxenes, and Amphiboles Chapter 16) Allophane and Imogolite Chapter 17) Phosphate Minerals Chapter 18) Titanium and Zirconium Minerals Chapter 19) Shrinking and Swelling of Clay, Clay Strength, and Other Properties of Clay Soils and Clays Chapter 20) Reactions of Minerals with Organic Compounds in the Soil Chapter 21) Reactions of Minerals with Soil Humic Substances Chapter 22) Mineralogy and Soil Taxonomy Chapter 23) Preparation of Clay Samples for X-ray Diffraction Analysis Chapter 24) Preparation of Specimens for Electron Microscopic Examination Chapter 25) Preparation of Specimens for Infrared Analysis Chapter 26) Thermal Analysis of Soils

Minerals in soil environments

Science & Math

Dixon, J.B.

Agricultural Sciences

Soil Science Society of America

A basic knowledge of mineralogy has become essential in all aspects of soil and earth science. This comprehensive book includes introductory mineralogy, surface chemistry, mineral equilibria, soil organic matter, and mineral occurrence, as well as the thorough treatment of all minerals you would expect from the series. Of particular interest is the chapter on mineral occurrence in soils of the world.
Also available:
 Land Application of Agricultural, Industrial, and Municipal By-Products - ISBN 0891188347 Soil Testing and Plant Analysis, Third Edition - ISBN 0891188444

Minerals in Soil Environments (Soil Science Society of America Book Series)

Earth Sciences

Soil Science Society of Amer

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