Regolith Science

2009
ISBN: 978-1-4020-8859-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 462 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 266 mm, Gewicht: 1203 g

This comprehensive reference on the fundamentals of regolith science describes how regolith is developed from parental rocks and emphasises the importance of chemical, physical, water and biological processes in regolith formation. It provides details for mapping regolith landforms, as well as objective information on applications in mineral exploration and natural resource management. Regolith Science also provides a concise history of weathering through time in Australia. It includes previously unpublished information on elemental abundances in regolith materials along with detailed information on soil degradation processes such as in acid sulfate soils.

Written by experts in the field, Regolith Science summarises research carried out over a 13 year period within the Cooperative Research Council for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration. This book will be a valuable resource for scientists and graduate/postgraduate students in geology, geography and soil science, and for professionals in the exploration industry and natural resources management.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pain, Colin

Scott, Keith

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Petrologie, Mineralogie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Regolith through time.- 3 Landscape and regolith.- 4 Regolith mineralogy.- 5 Regolith geochemistry.- 6. Rock weathering and structure of the regolith.- 7 Geomicrobiology of the regolith.- 8 Regolith and biota.- 9 Regolith geophysics.- 10 Regolith and water.- 11 Regolith description and mapping.- 12 Soils and natural resource management.- 13 Regolith sampling for geochemical exploration.- 14 Extraterrestrial regolith.- Index