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SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDIES OF A SURFACE WATER GLEY
Author(s) -
MCHARDY W. J.,
BIRNIE A. C.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1975.tb01966.x
Subject(s) - scanning electron microscope , gleysol , morphology (biology) , texture (cosmology) , manganese , microanalysis , electron microscope , mineralogy , chemistry , materials science , geology , composite material , metallurgy , optics , soil water , physics , soil science , paleontology , image (mathematics) , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence , computer science
Summary Specific features of a gley soil developed on varved lacustrine clay have been studied by scanning electron microscopy and electron probe microanalysis. Individual clay platelets can be clearly observed in the red‐brown parent material but they cannot be resolved in the gleyed surfaces which have a smooth skin‐like texture. Ochreous mottles are shown to have a porous blocky structure, the surfaces of the blocks being coated with globular iron oxide. Areas of manganese staining have a characteristic sponge‐like morphology.