Game Changer in Soil Science. Functional role of clay minerals in soil

Defining soil clay minerals as all inorganic particles < 2 µm would enhance their predictive power for soil functions. The future task is to unravel the prominent functional role of clay associations in the “ultimate particles” in soils–microaggregates. High energy techniques and decomposition of...

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Published in:Journal of plant nutrition and soil science 2018-02, Vol.181 (1), p.99-103
Main Author: Churchman, G. Jock
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clay
Clay minerals
Clay soils
microaggregates
mineralogy
Minerals
mineral‐organic associations
Organic matter
Oxides
Particulates
phyllosilicates
Silicates
Soil sciences
Soils
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Summary:Defining soil clay minerals as all inorganic particles < 2 µm would enhance their predictive power for soil functions. The future task is to unravel the prominent functional role of clay associations in the “ultimate particles” in soils–microaggregates. High energy techniques and decomposition of XRD patterns offer the prospect of understanding associations of silicates, oxides and organic matter within microaggregates.
ISSN:1436-8730
1522-2624
DOI:10.1002/jpln.201700605