Regolith science - Scott, Keith M. (CSIRO Pub., 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction / Keith M. Scott and Colin F. Pain -- Regolith through time / Brad Pillans -- Landscape and regolith / Graham Taylor -- Regolith mineralogy / Richard A. Eggleton -- Regolith geochemistry / Kenneth G. McQueen -- Rock weathering and structure of the regolith / Kenneth G. McQueen and Keith M. Scott -- Geomicrobiology of the regolith / Frank Reith [and others] -- Regolith and biota / John Field and David Little -- Regolith geophysics / Tim Munday -- Regolith and water / Richard G. Cresswell and Paul Shand -- Regolith description and mapping / Colin F. Pain -- Soils and natural resource management / Robert W. Fitzpatrick -- Regolith sampling for geochemical exploration / Charles R.M. Butt [and others] -- Extraterrestrial regolith / Jonathan D.A. Clarke -- Appendixes: 1. Glossary of regolith terms / Richard A. Eggleton, Colin F. Pain and Keith M. Scott -- 2. Regolith geochemistry of elements / Keith M. Scott
"This comprehensive reference will enable recent geology, geography and soil science graduates working with regolith materials and postgraduate students to acquire a sound background in aspects of regolith geoscience. It indicates how regolith is developed from parental rocks and emphasises the importance of chemical, physical, water and biological processes in regolith formation. It provides full colour illustrations of textures in regolith materials and details of their chemical and physical properties. The book also provides details for mapping regolith landforms and objective information on applications in mineral exploration and natural resource management. Each chapter is written by an expert on that topic and consistency between chapters is provided by the editors who have international standing as regolith geoscientists. It summarises research carried out over a 12-year period within the CRC for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration."--Provided by publisher