On the Composition of the Environments

Colours not only make our soils easthetically varied, but also provide us with valuable information regarding the occurence of minerals.
On the Composition of the Environments, by Arthur Michael Green

On the Composition of the Environments, by Arthur Michael Green, is a paper on the physical composition of biomes and natural habitats.
He divided the properties into the following eight factors:
  • Altitude
  • Humidity
  • Light
  • Precipitation
  • Soil
  • Temperature
  • Vegetation
  • Wind
  He further divided soil into eight properties:
  • Abundance
  • Colour
  • Consistency
  • Density
  • Porosity
  • Structure
  • Temperature
  • Texture
  Where texture was defined as a combination or sand, silt, clay and organic matter and the colour denoted mineral abundance:
  • Red -> dry iron reserves
  • Yellow/Brown -> dry iron reserves
  • Green -> wet iron reserves
  • White -> dry calcite (such as chalk)
  • Gray -> wet iron reserves
  • Black -> organic matter
  An example or the categorisation of the southern cliffs of the Tightlands might be:
  • Altitude -> low
  • Humidity -> wet
  • Light -> open air
  • Precipitation -> regular
  • Soil
  • - Abundance -> low
  • - Colour -> white
  • - Consistency -> regular
  • - Density -> dense
  • - Porosity -> average
  • - Structure -> rocky
  • - Temperature -> temperate
  • - Texture -> primarily organic
  • Temperature -> temperate
  • Vegetation -> primarily grass and shrubbery
  • Wind -> strong

Document Structure

Publication Status

The document has been published, but did not receive wide acclimation.
Type
Study, Scientific
Medium
Paper


Cover image: by A Lambent Eye

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