SOIL 415 — Clay and Soil Material Science
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Review of crystal chemistry and mineral structures: types and properties of bonding; Structural classification of soil minerals; Minerals in soil environments, origin and chemical composition; Clay minerals: low activity and high activity clays, genesis and properties; Mineral separation and identification: fractionation and analytical methods; Common economic earth minerals in Ghana: bauxite, iron ore, manganese oxide, salts, limestone, calcium carbonate, kaolin; Economic uses of clay and soil minerals: functional properties, uses in industry, agriculture and environmental management.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
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- AGEC 212 — Macroeconomics (Principles and Applications to Economy of Ghana)
- AGEN 201 — Agriculture Engineering II
- AGEX 204 — Vacation Rural Community Experience
- AGEX 206 — Approaches to Extension
- AGEX 211 — Food Safety and Quality Standards
- AGEX 213 — Rural Development and Participatory Methodologies
- AGEX 415 — NGO Development and Management
- AGRC 200 — Long Vacation Practicals
- AGRC 212 — Introductory Statistics
- ANIM 212 — Elements of Microbiology and Immunology
- ANIM 418 — Animal Health and Physiology
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).