Introduction to the Petrology of Soils and Chemical Weathering

Written by a prominent French petrologist, it describes a new analytical approach to petrology, the study of the origins, morphology and classification of soils. Examines the chemical weathering that occurs through the interaction of rain and underground water with consolidated rocks, dealing with the subject from the microscopic scale right up to the landscape scale. Also includes an overview of major weathering processes and discusses supergene (i.e., near the surface) alteration of rocks and minerals, structural transformations, transfers and accumulations of soils, evolution of pedological mantles. Arrives at a number of important conclusions regarding soils as a reflection of the past and present. Included are over 125 spectacular drawings and 25 pages of references.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Supergene Alteration of Minerals and Rocks: Preservation ofOriginal Structures.

Structural Transformations of Pedoturbation.

Transfers and Accumulations.

Differentiation and Evolution of Pedologic Mantles of Tropical andSubtropical Zones.

Conclusions.

References.

Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Daniel B. Nahon is the author of Introduction to the Petrology of Soils and Chemical Weathering, published by Wiley.

Zusammenfassung

Describes a new analytical approach to the study of the origins, morphology and classification of soils. The text examines the chemical weathering that occurs through the interaction of rain and underground water with consolidated rocks, and includes an overview of weathering processes.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Daniel Nahon, Daniel B Nahon, Daniel B. Nahon, Daniel B. (University of Aix-Marseille 3 Nahon, DB Nahon, Nahon Daniel B.
• Mitarbeit: Albert V. Carozzi (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Wiley
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.04.1991
• EAN: 9780471508618
• ISBN: 978-0-471-50861-8
• Seiten: 336
• Abmessung: 162 mm x 242 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 624 g
• Serien: Basic Topics in Geology Series; Basic Topics in Geology Series
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geologie; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Petrology, Soil science, sedimentology, Petrology, petrography and mineralogy, Sedimentology and pedology