Regolith Science
  1. 472 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

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 It includes previously unpublished information on elemental abundances in regolith materials along with detailed information on soil degradation processes such as acid sulfate soils.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.

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Yes, you can access Regolith Science by Keith M. Scott, Colin F. Pain, Keith M. Scott,Colin F. Pain,Keith Scott,Colin Pain in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Tecnología e ingeniería & Ecología. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contributors
  8. 1. Introduction
  9. 2. Regolith through time
  10. 3. Landscape and regolith
  11. 4. Regolith mineralogy
  12. 5. Regolith geochemistry
  13. 6. Rock weathering and structure of the regolith
  14. 7. Geomicrobiology of the regolith
  15. 8. Regolith and biota
  16. 9. Regolith geophysics
  17. 10. Regolith and water
  18. 11. Regolith description and mapping
  19. 12. Soils and natural resource management
  20. 13. Regolith sampling for geochemical exploration
  21. 14. Extraterrestrial regolith
  22. Appendix 1: Glossary of regolith terms
  23. Appendix 2: Regolith geochemistry of elements
  24. Index