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Comprehensive course on soil microscopy

1. Optmine

The properties that minerals present in the petrographic microscope are analyzed.

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2. Micromorphography

Soil description under the microscope

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3. Micromorphology

Soil interpretation under the microscope

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4. Virtual microscope

Big microscopic browsing images

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Soil genesis

Soil carbonatation

Concepts, processes, macro and micromorphology of carbonates in soils.

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Clay illuviation

Genesis, stages, factors and recognition at macro and micro level.

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Hidromorphy

Concepts, characteristics and stages. Paleohydromorphy

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Coarse sand mineralogy

The minerals of the coarse sands of the soils and their interpretation.

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Proceedings 5 IWMSM

Proceedings of the 5th International Meeting on Soil Micromorphology. Full text to download.

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Pages in Spanish but with useful information for non-Spanish speakers


Fine sands

Complete collection of minerals from the fine sands of the soils.

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Rocks under the microscope

Representative images of the most common rocks and mineral composition.

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Thin sctions from Kubiena´s collection

Digitization of thin sections that Dr. Kubiena made at the Instituto de Edafología y Fisiología Vegetal.

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Thin sctions from Benayas´s collection

A selection of the plates that Dr. Josefina Benayas studied during her long career.

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Spanish pages

 

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Last update: 24/04/2023