Clays in the Critical Zone

Informationen zum Autor Paul A. Schroeder is a Professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Georgia. Previously he has held the positions of President of the Clay Minerals Society and co-director of the Georgia Electron Microscopy Lab. His research focuses on the study of clays and clay minerals using NMR spectroscopy, Fourier transform IR and Raman spectroscopy, radiogenic, cosmogenic and stable isotopes, chemical and thermal analyses, and X-ray and electron diffraction. Klappentext A review of clays and clay minerals related to the geological, biological and material sciences in the Critical Zone. Zusammenfassung A review of clay science in the context of the Critical Zone - the Earth's permeable near-surface layer. With information on clays and clay minerals related to geological! biological and material sciences in the Critical Zone! the book is well suited for graduate students and researchers interested in clay science! and environmental and soil mineralogy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. What are clays and what it the Critical Zone?; 2. History of clay and Critical Zone science; 3. Characterization of clays; 4. Critical Zone clay geochemistry; 5. Critical Zone clay sequences; References; Index.

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• Autori: Paul A Schroeder, Paul A. Schroeder, Paul A. (University of Georgia) Schroeder, Schroeder Paul A.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107136670
• ISBN: 978-1-107-13667-0
• Pagine: 252
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia aziendale; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Mineralogy, Environmental Management, Petrology, Rocks, minerals & fossils, Soil science, sedimentology, Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest, Petrology, petrography and mineralogy, Sedimentology and pedology, Soil & rock mechanics, Soil and rock mechanics