Regolith Geology and Geomorphology

Regolith Geology and Geomorphology
Author: G. Taylor
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2001-08-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780471974543

Providing fundamental discussion of regolith properties andchemistry, this book considers many landscape situations andfeatures, whilst linking process to position, geochemistry andtime. Presenting information from an Australian perspective itprovides new insights into the subject, which are developed awayfrom the yoke of traditional Northern Hemisphere ideas andconcepts. * Presents a new approach to the problems of understanding regolithgeology and landscapes * Presents the general aspects and principles of regolith * Chapters present views on landscapes and their evolution, thenature of minerals, the behaviour of water at a landscape level andthe exploration of water behaviour at various scales in regolithmaterials * Investigates methods of conveying information about regolith viamaps and in GIS packages

Regolith, Soils and Landforms

Regolith, Soils and Landforms
Author: Cliff Ollier
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1996-05
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Regolith is the layer of broken and unconsolidated rock and soil material that forms the surface of the land and covers the bedrock nearly everywhere. An understanding of its properties and structure is very important in topics such as groundwater supply, soil conservation and exploration efforts for economic materials. Regolith, Soils and Landforms is a manual for students, professionals and researchers concerned with the practical examination and analysis of earth surface materials in the field. The text describes many economic aspects of regolith studies, such as the formation of mineral deposits, the importance of weathering zones and how the chemistry of regolith affects human health. Presenting a new view of the geological history of the earth, it places emphasis on the formation and destruction of regolith materials and provides a challenge for established concepts in landscape evolution. It will be an essential text to a wide range of readership including students of Geology, Geomorphology, Geography, Agriculture and Engineering as well as professionals dealing with regolith in their own work.

The State of the Regolith

The State of the Regolith
Author: Geological Society of Australia
Publisher: Geological Society of Australia
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress. 1. Origin and history of the earth

Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress. 1. Origin and history of the earth
Author: Hung-chen Wang
Publisher: VSP
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1997-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789067642484

This book deals with the different aspects of the symposia, ranging from, in the original order of the sessions, early history of the earth, continental accretion, coremantle differentiation, biological evolution, palaeoclimate, to interaction between the lithosphere and the hydro-atmo-biosphere.