Regolith ScienceKeith Scott, Colin Pain This comprehensive reference on the fundamentals of regolith geoscience 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 It includes previously unpublished information on elemental abundances in regolith materials along with detailed information on soil degradation processes such as acid sulfate soils. Written by experts in the field, Regolith Science summarises research carried out over a 13-year period within the Cooperative Research Centre 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, professionals in the exploration industry and natural resources management. This paperback edition is a reprint of the original hardback published in October 2008. |
Contents
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4 Regolith mineralogy | 45 |
5 Regolith geochemistry | 73 |
6 Rock weathering andstructure of the regolith | 105 |
7 Geomicrobiology ofthe regolith | 127 |
Colour plates | 159 |
10 Regolith and water | 251 |
11 Regolith descriptionand mapping | 281 |
12 Soils and natural resourcemanagement | 307 |
13 Regolith sampling forgeochemical exploration | 341 |
14 Extraterrestrial regolith | 377 |
Glossary ofregolith terms | 409 |
Regolithgeochemistry of elements | 433 |
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