Cooperative Extension Service

Soil Micromorpholy Workshop
Basic and Applied Methods of Soil Micromorphology

Agenda
TimeActivityInstructor
8:00-8:10 Welcome and IntroductionLindbo
8:10-8:45-Petrographic Microscope
-Sampling and Preparation
Drees
8:45-9:25-Groundmass
- Pore and Structure
-Distribution Patterns
Miedema
9:25-10:00-Mineral Identification
-Mineral Weathering
Southard
10:00-10:20BREAK
10:20-10:40-Redoximorphic FeaturesVepraskas
10:40-11:00-Saprolite/RegolithStolt
11:00-11:20-Roots, Organic Matter, and Biological FeaturesThompson
11:20-11:40-Structure and FabricWest
11:40-12:00-Diagnostic HorizonsNettleton
12:00-1:00LUNCH
1:00-4:50Laboratory- hands on with scopes
2:45-3:05BREAK
35 min.-Redoximorphic FeaturesVepraskas
35 min.-Saprolite/RegolithStolt
35 min.-Roots, Organic Matter, and Biological FeaturesThompson
35 min.-Structure and FabricWest
35 min.-Diagnostic HorizonsNettleton
35 min.-MineralogySouthard
4:50Closing RemarksLindbo



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Last updated on November 3, 1997