Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regoliths

Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regolith, 2nd edition, provides researchers and students with a global tool for interpretation of micromorphological features of regoliths and soils. After an introduction and general overview by the editors, micromorphological aspects of regoliths (e.g. saprolites, unconsolidated sediments, transported materials) are highlighted, followed by a systematic and coherent discussion of the micromorphological expression of various pedogenic processes. This is done by discussing diagnostic horizons, materials and processes. The following topics are also treated: freeze-thaw features, redoximorphic features, calcareous and gypsiferous formations, textural features, spodic and oxic horizons, andic and volcanic materials, organic and surface horizons, laterites, surface crusts, salts, biogenic and inorganic siliceous materials, authigenic silicates, phosphates, thionic and derived materials, and features related to faunal activity. The last chapters address the impact of anthropic activities, with regard to archaeology and palaeopedology. *Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regolith*, 2nd edition, is written by a team of well-known, global experts in the field who all used a single set of concepts and terminology, making it a valuable interdisciplinary reference.

Autorentext
Georges Stoops contributed substantially to the understanding of the genesis of arid and tropical soils, and to the development of concepts and terminology for the description of soil thin sections. His outstanding research activities in an international context, contributed considerably to the development of soil micromorphology, while his enthusiastic teaching in Ghent and elsewhere promoted the use of soil micromorphology worldwide. His achievements have been honoured for instance by the Kubiëna Medal of the International Soil Science Society (1992) and the Philippe Duchaufour Medal of the European Geosciences Union (2010).. Dr. Marcelino has many years of research experience in soil micromorphology, especially in the field of tropical soil development, and was guest lecturer at several Intensive Training Courses on Micromorphology organised in various European countries.Dr. Mees has many years of research experience in sediment petrology, soil mineralogy and micromorphology, applied to sediments and soils in arid and semi-arid environments, and later mainly in humid tropical environments, especially in Central Africa.

Inhalt

1. Micromorphology as a tool in soil and regolith studies
   Georges Stoops Sr.
   2. Micromorphological features and their relation to processes and classification
   Georges Stoops Sr., Vera Marcelino and Florias Mees
   3. Sediments as parent materials
   Jaap van der Meer and John Menzies
   4. Colluvial and mass wasting deposits
   Herman Mücher, H van Steijn and F Kwaad
   5. Saprolites
   Martine Gérard, Carlos Schaefer, F. Simas and Siti Zauyah
   6. Pedoplasmation: formation of soil material
   Georges Stoops Sr. and Carlos Schaefer
   7. Fabric and composition of the groundmass
   Florias Mees and Georges Stoops Sr.
   8. Pedogenic siliceous features
   Ma. del Carmen Gutiérrez Castorena
   9. Biogenic siliceous features
   Danuta Kaczorek, Luc Vrydagh and William Effland
   10. Authigenic silicate minerals - sepiolite-palygorskite, zeolites and sodium silicates
   Florias Mees
   11. Calcium carbonate features
   Nicolas Durand, C. Monger, Matthew Canti and Eric Verrecchia
   12. Gypsic features
   Rosa M. Poch, Octavio Artieda and M. Lebedeva
   13. Salt minerals in saline soils and salt crusts
   Florias Mees
   14. Phosphatic features
   Panagiotis Karkanas and Paul Goldberg
   15. Sulphidic and sulphuric materials
   Florias Mees and Georges Stoops Sr.
   6. Textural pedofeatures and related horizons
   Peter Kühn, M. Bronnikova, J. Aguilar and Rienk Miedema
   17. Redoximorphic features
   M. Vepraskas, David Lindbo and M. stolt
   8. Features related to faunal activity
   Maja J. Kooistra and Mirjam Pulleman
   19. Organic matter
   Kristin Ismail-Meyer, David Lindbo and M. stolt
   20. Topsoils
   Maria Gerasimova and M. Lebedeva
   21. Physical and biological surface crusts
   Amanda J. Williams, Georges Stoops Sr. and Marcello Pagliai
   22. Frost action
   Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë and Catherine fox
   23. Vertic features
   Irina Kovda and A. Mermut
   24. Spodic materials
   Mike Wilson
   25. Oxic and related materials
   Vera Marcelino, Georges Stoops Sr. and Carlos Schaefer
   26. Lateritic and bauxitic materials
   Georges Stoops Sr. and Vera Marcelino
   27. Regoliths and soils on volcanic ash
   Sergey Sedov and Georges Stoops Sr.
   28. Anthropogenic features
   Paul W. Addeley, C.A. Wilson, I.A. Simpson and D.A. Davidson
   29. Archaeological materials
   Richard I. Macphail and Paul Goldberg
   30. Palaeosoils and relict soils, a conceptual approach
   Marie-Agnès Courty and Guo Zhengtang
   31. Palaeosoils and relict soils, a systematic review
   Mauro Cremaschi, Luca Trombino and Andrea Zerboni