A Colour Guide To Paleosols - Couverture rigide

Retallack, Gregory-John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471967114 ISBN 13 : 9780471967118

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

Paleosols are buried soils, and this text is a guide to recognizing paleosols in rock sequences, to provide information on how paleosols are altered during burial, and is an aid to interpreting paleoenvironment of the past. Central to the book is a colour atlas of photographs of paleosols and their features from all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and the US. This volume is designed to impart a basic understanding of what paleosols look like and what to consider in their study.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Buried soils (paleosols) are becoming widely recognized in sedimentary rock sequences and are generating much interest among Earth scientists. One reason why paleosols have not been widely recognized until recently is that soil scientists have had little opportunity to consider paleosols in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Another reason may be the profound alteration of paleosols after burial, so that few paleosols look exactly like surface soils. Colour is an obvious and important feature of paleosols, which are among the most colourful of all rocks, as can be seen from Petrified Forest and Badlands National Parks, USA. With its spectacular colour plates this book serves as an introduction to the colourful world of paleosols. This volume is also a handbook. With concise text and supporting illustrations, it introduces the basic problems of recognizing paleosols in the field and through laboratory studies, unravelling alteration of paleosols after burial, and interpreting ancient environments and life from paleosols. With its extensive index and glossary it is also a gateway to the terminology of geology and soil science. This book will provide an excellent reference for advanced students, researchers and professionals in the areas of sedimentology, stratigraphy, soil science, palaeontology, oil geology, and other related disciplines.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book helps readers understanding what paleosols –– buried soils –– look like and what to consider in their study. It provides a guide to recognizing paleosols in rock sequences, offers information on how paleosols are altered during burial, and helps readers interpret paleoenvironments of the past.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471967114
• ISBN 13: 9780471967118
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 188
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible