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Soil Mineral Terms and Definitions

Crystal. A crystal is made up of ions with a certain arrangement which repeats itself indefinitely. [Pg.116]

Amorphous (noncrystal). An amorphous material is made up of ions without any repeating arrangement. [Pg.116]

Makeup of crystals. Soil mineral crystals are made out of ions. However, not all crystals are made out of ions. Exceptions include sulfur crystals (which are made of S atoms), diamonds (which are made out of carbon atoms), and asphalt crystals (which are made out of large organic molecules arranged in a repeating fashion). [Pg.116]

How does one understand clays Most substances in nature are understood by their reactivity with other substances. For example, [Pg.116]


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