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Uncovering a Soil Mystery Using Micromorphology and Petrography
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| Date: | 2015-06-01 00:05:27 |
| Blog: | Terra Central  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/terracentral/2015/05/31/uncovering-a-soil-mystery-using-micromorphology-and-petrography/ |
Summary:
This is the second in a series (link to 1st) about the genesis of the Success soil, which was the topic of my master’s research. This part has to do with using petrography to identify soil constituents and examine soil fabric to help understand soil forming processes in a particular case. Soil fabric consists of soil plasma and skeletal grains, which can be distinguished under magnification. W.L. Kubiena was an …Content analysis:
Keywords:
magnification, Mystery Using Micromorphology, particular case, Pedology, petrography, skeletal grains, soil constituents, soil fabric, soil forming processes, soil plasma, Success soil, W.L. Kubiena
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