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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825511203321

Autore

Scott Keith

Titolo

Regolith Science [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Melbourne, : CSIRO Publishing, 2009

ISBN

0-643-09996-4

1-283-15555-9

9786613155559

0-643-09826-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (473 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PainColin

Disciplina

551.41

Soggetti

Geomorphology

Geoscience

Regolith

Geology

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Dynamic & Structural Geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Regolith through time; 3 Landscape and regolith; 4 Regolith mineralogy; 5 Regolith geochemistry; 6 Rock weathering andstructure of the regolith; 7 Geomicrobiology of the regolith; Colour plates; 8 Regolith and biota; 9 Regolith geophysics; 10 Regolith and water; 11 Regolith descriptionand mapping; 12 Soils and natural resourcemanagement; 13 Regolith sampling forgeochemical exploration; 14 Extraterrestrial regolith; Appendix 1: Glossary ofregolith terms; Appendix 2: Regolithgeochemistry of elements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive reference on regolith geoscience for geology, geography and soil science graduates.