The origin of clay minerals in soils and weathered rocks / Bruce B. Velde, Alain Meunier.

"The information and the analysis presented here is an attempt to set trends of research in the direction of preventative and creative use of the plant-soil interface"--Back cover

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- Fundamentals of clay mineral crystal structure and physiochemical properties -- Basics for the study of soil and weathered rock geochemical systems -- The development of soils and weathering profile -- Clay mineral formation in weathered rocks : water-rock interaction -- Plants and soil clay minerals -- Clays and climate : clay assemblages formed under extreme humidity conditions -- Physical disequilibrium and transport of soil material -- The place of clay mineral species in soils and alterites -- Annexes: Polytypes ; Mixed layer minerals ; Cation exchange capacity ;