ENV 310: SOIL INFORMATION SYSTEMS | SESSION 1
	HOME
		Learning Aids Smithsonian Soils Exhibition Photos from the Exhibition - (Source: Dr. Mikhailova). Geology of South Carolina Generalized Geologic Map of South Carolina. Soil Forms from Rocks Minerals and Rocks Bowen's Reaction Series - This animation shows how minerals form from magma (Courtesy of Wiley Interscience; Copyright © 2004 John Wiley and Sons). Mineral Weathering Mineral Content - This animation shows how mineral content changes over time (Courtesy of North Carolina State University). Mineral Weathering - This animation shows how weathering affects all minerals to create soil (Courtesy of North Carolina State University). Mineral Weathering II - This animation demonstrates different types of weathering (Courtesy of University of Kentucky). Weather vs. Minerals - This animation shows how different levels of weathering affect specific minerals in soil (Courtesy of North Carolina State University). Soil Formation A Typical Progression of Soil Profile Development - This animation shows the typical development of a soil profile over thousands of years (Courtesy of North Carolina State University). Soil Horizon Formation - This animation illustrates the processes of eluviation and illuviation (Courtesy of Wiley Interscience; Copyright © John Wiley and Sons). Hill Shapes - This animation describes the different types of hill shapes and shows how the water flows down these slopes (Courtesy of North Carolina State University). Soil Orders - Photo Gallery of soil orders and their uses in the US (Courtesy of Idaho State University). Soil Fertility Soil sample collection and laboratory analyses Clemson University Agricultural Service Laboratory - A website with information about soil sample collection and laboratory methods used in South Carolina (Courtesy of Clemson University). Soil Microbiology Life in the Soil - Soil biology movies (Courtesy of T. Loynachan, Iowa State University). Soil Biology - NRCS guide to soil organisms. Soil Physics Composition Components of Soil Diagram - A typical pie chart showing the components of a common soil (Courtesy of North Carolina State University). Texture Soil Geometry - This is an animation that explains how the size and shape of soil particles affects the total exposed surface in a given volume of soil (Courtesy of North Carolina State University). Stoke's Law - This is an animation that provides a visual concept of Stoke's Law (Courtesy of Juma N.G.). Soil Texture Classification - This is an animation that explains how the percentage of clay, silt, and sand affects the texture of the soil (Courtesy of North Carolina State University).