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• Introduction of Soil Mineralogy
• Clay Minerals and soil, Concept and significance
• Clay Minerals and Soil Structure
• Identification of clay minerals, carbonate, sulphate, sulphide and phosphate minerals
• Identification of clay minerals, carbonate, sulphate, sulphide and phosphate minerals
• Oxides and hydroxide of Al, Fe and Mn
• Phyllosilicate clay minerals in soils: structure and morphological characteristics
• Interaction of Water and Clay Minerals
• Soil Structure and fabric, Soil fabric-clay soils, Soil fabrics-granular soils and Loess
• Kaolin, halloysite and serpentine minerals, Allophane and imogolite
• Weathering and effect on K availability, Micas structures,
• Vermiculite structure and properties in relation to K/NH4
• Vermiculite structure and properties in relation to K/NH4