Soils of the past : an introduction to paleopedology /

It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition of Soils of the Past. In that time the subject of paleopedology has grown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream of geological research. Ancient soils contain vital mineralogical, geochemical, textural, and paleontological in...

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Main Author: Retallack, Greg J. (Greg John), 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, ©2001.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition of Soils of the Past. In that time the subject of paleopedology has grown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream of geological research. Ancient soils contain vital mineralogical, geochemical, textural, and paleontological information about the continental environments in which they formed. Advances in isotope geochemistry and sequence-stratigraphic models allow more detailed reconstructions of environmental change from paleosols and new insights into diverse topics like atmospheric chemistry, global change, palae.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 404 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-393) and index.
ISBN:9780470698716
0470698713
9780470698167
0470698160