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- Soil Mineralogy - Focuses on the solid inorganic phases controlling the physico-chemical processes in soils and sediments. Definition of activities, meetings and a discussion list.
- European Network on Lateritic Weathering and Global Environment - EUROLAT is an information network for surface processes involving chemical weathering. Lateritic weathering and tropical environments involve all geophysical and geochemical processes occurring at the interfaces atmosphere - biosphere - hydrosphere - lithosphere and include surficial mineral deposits, geochemical prospection, soil and clay mineral formation, land erosion, hydrology and paleoclimatology.
- Clay Minerals Society - Member information, tables of contents for the journal "Clays and Clay Minerals," and links.
Wikipedia Articles
- Thin section - In optical mineralogy and petrography, a thin section is a laboratory preparation of a rock, mineral or soil sample for use with a polarizing petrographic microscope. A thin sliver of rock is cut from the sample with a diamond saw or laser, mounted on a glass slide and then ground smooth using progressively finer abrasive grit until the sample is only 0.