The origin of clay minerals in soils and weathered rocks
By: Bruce Velde, Alain Meunier.
Contributors: Meunier, Alain.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9783540756330; 9783540756347
Subjects: Clay minerals; Weathering; Soil formation; Soil chemistry; Water-rock interaction; Plant-soil relationships; Geochemistry
Notes: "The information and the analysis presented here is an attempt to set trends of research in the direction of preventative and creative use of the plant-soil interface"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-402) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals of clay mineral crystal structure and physiochemical properties; title: Basics for the study of soil and weathered rock geochemical systems; title: The development of soils and weathering profile; title: Clay mineral formation in weathered rocks : water-rock interaction; title: Plants and soil clay minerals; title: Clays and climate : clay assemblages formed under extreme humidity conditions; title: Physical disequilibrium and transport of soil material; title: The place of clay mineral species in soils and alterites; title: Annexes: Polytypes ; Mixed layer minerals ; Cation exchange capacity ; Hydroxy-interlayered minerals ; Phase diagrams applied to clay mineral assemblages ; Kinetics.