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Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes
Nash
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Description for Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes
Paperback. This state-of-the-art volume reviews both past work and current research, with contributions from internationally recognized experts. The book is organized into fourteen chapters and designed to embrace the full range of terrestrial geochemical sediments. Editor(s): Nash, David J.; McLaren, Sue J. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 678.
This state-of-the-art volume reviews both past work and current research, with contributions from internationally recognized experts. The book is organized into fourteen chapters and designed to embrace the full range of terrestrial geochemical sediments.
This state-of-the-art volume reviews both past work and current research, with contributions from internationally recognized experts. The book is organized into fourteen chapters and designed to embrace the full range of terrestrial geochemical sediments.
- An up-to-date and comprehensive survey of research in the field of geochemical sediments and landscapes
- Discusses the main duricrusts, including calcrete, laterite and silcrete
- Considers deposits precipitated in various springs, lakes, caves and near-coastal environments
- Considers the range of techniques used in the analysis of geochemical sediments, representing a significant advance on previous texts
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Series
RGS-IBG Book Series
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405182454
SKU
V9781405182454
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99-50
About Nash
David J. Nash is Reader in Physical Geography at the University of Brighton. He is widely known for his publications on the links between silcretes, calcretes and landscape evolution in southern Africa, southwest Europe and the UK, as well as his broader research into the geomorphology of dryland regions and Quaternary to recent environmental changes in deserts. Sue J. McLaren ... Read more
Reviews for Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes
"The editors of this book have composed an excellent, up-to-date overview of continental chemical deposits. ... This volume contributes substantially to a better understanding of several earth-surface processes. It is a book that many earth scientists interested in geomorphology, weathering, soils and continental paleoenviroments long have waited for." (Journal of Sedimentary Research, January 2009) "I ... Read more