Petrographic microscope techniques

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 1: Physical and Mineralogical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 185-218

  Cady, Joun G ^a   Wilding, L P ^b   Drees, L R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy minerals; Heavy liquid separations; Microfabric terminology; Optical petrography; Petographic microscope; Sedimentary petrography; Soil genesis; Soil parent material

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103015997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.1.2ed.c8     Document Type: Chapter

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