Guidelines for analysis and description of regolith thin sections /
George Stoops, a world expert on thin section analysis, presents the most up-to-date system of analysis and description of soil and regolith materials as seen in thin sections. Scientists and students from archaeology to pedology will appreciate the introduction of micromorphology, the thorough trea...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2021]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | ASA, CSSA, and SSSA books.
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| Summary: | George Stoops, a world expert on thin section analysis, presents the most up-to-date system of analysis and description of soil and regolith materials as seen in thin sections. Scientists and students from archaeology to pedology will appreciate the introduction of micromorphology, the thorough treatment of all features that may be encountered, and especially the convenient system to key out those features. Bulleted lists and set-off definitions make this book work well in class and as a lab reference. |
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| Item Description: | Revised edition of: Guidelines for analysis and description of soil and regolith thin sections. Georges Stoops, Michael J. Vepraskas. 2003. Partially based upon the "Handbook for Soil Thin Section Description" by Bullock, P., Fedoroff, N., Jongerius, A., Stoops, G., Tursina, T. and Babel, U. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 240 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780891189756 0891189750 |