| Description |
viii, 316 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
l. An outline of regolith studies -- 2. Introduction to weathering -- 3. Mechanisms of weathering -- 4. Mineral and rock weathering -- 5. Hydrology and the regolith -- 6. Climate and the regolith -- 7. Landforms and surficial sediments -- 8. Slopes and plains -- 9. Soils -- 10. Applied soil studies -- 11. Duricrusts -- 12. Stratigraphy and age of the regolith -- 13. Tectonics and models of landscape evolution --14. Ores and geochemical exploration -- 15. Techniques in the study of regolith -- 16. Regolith maps -- 17. The big picture - regolith in the geosystem |
| Analysis |
Landforms |
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Soils |
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Landforms |
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Soils |
| Notes |
Bibliography: pages [286]-306 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [286]-306) and index |
| Subject |
Geomorphology.
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Landforms.
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Regolith.
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Soil formation.
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Weathering.
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Geomorphology.
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Regolith.
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Weathering.
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| Author |
Pain, C. F.
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| LC no. |
95030574 |
| ISBN |
0471961213 |
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