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A Colour Guide To Paleosols

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Author : Greg John Retallack
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-07-11

A Colour Guide To Paleosols written by Greg John Retallack and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07-11 with Nature categories.

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.

Paleosols And Weathering Through Geologic Time

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Author : Juergen Reinhardt
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 1988

Paleosols And Weathering Through Geologic Time written by Juergen Reinhardt and has been published by Geological Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Science categories.

Weathering Soils Paleosols

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Author : I.P. Martini
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-10-22

Weathering Soils Paleosols written by I.P. Martini and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Science categories.

For the past 200 years, geological scientists have used the present as a key to unlocking the past. This volume continues the tradition by exploring the processes of weathering and soil formation as indicators of the present environment of the Earth's land surface. Examined are the various ways in which this information can be used to interpret past environments which have produced the soils now preserved as paleosols. Because the surface environment of the earth may now be undergoing rapid change (the greenhouse effect), the book is a timely one for those researchers looking for evidence of analogous changes in the Earth's past. The work is divided into three major sections. The first deals with fundamental considerations of weathering, clay mineralogy and diagenesis. The second deals with the formation of soils from various starting materials and in various surficial environments. And the final section is an interpretation of paleosols. This volume provides valuable reading material for graduate and senior-undergraduate courses.

Paleopedology

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Author : Arnt Bronger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

Paleopedology written by Arnt Bronger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Paleopedology categories.

Soils Of The Past

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Author : Gregory J. Retallack
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2019-07-23

Soils Of The Past written by Gregory J. Retallack and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-23 with Technology & Engineering categories.

A student-friendly textbook that describes ancient soils, how they may be identified, and their use in paleoenvironmental reconstruction 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 evermore detailed reconstructions of environmental change from paleosols, and new insights into such diverse topics as atmospheric chemistry, global change, paleoecology, geobiology and mass extinction. This book educates readers about the field of paleopedology and how it remains a key area of investigation for geologists and environmental scientists seeking to learn about, and reconstruct, the condition and evolution of paleoenvironments. Presented in three sections—Soils and Palesols; Factors in Soil Formation; and Fossil Record of Soils—Soils of the Past: An Introduction to Paleopedology describes the main types of ancient soil, procedures for identifying and studying them, their classification and, most significantly, a wide array of examples of how paleosols have been used for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. The book is an excellent reflection of the current state of knowledge and can be widely adopted over many disciplines. All chapters have been revised and updated to reflect advances in soil science in the last two decades New tables display a wealth of new data added since the 2nd edition published in 2001 New figures have been added and line art has been redrawn to improve clarity and promote understanding References have been updated throughout Soils of the Past, 3rd Edition is written for advanced undergraduates studying paleopedology as part of a degree in geology, environmental science, or physical geography, and for interested professional earth scientists.

Soils Of The Past

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Author : Gregory J. Retallack
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Soils Of The Past written by Gregory J. Retallack and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.

Landscapes viewed from afar have a timeless quality that is soothing to the human spirit. Yet a tranquil wilderness scene is but a snapshot in the steady stream of surficial change. Wind, water and human activities reshape the landscape by means of gradual to catastrophic and usually irreversible events. Much of this change destroys past landscapes, but at some times and places, landscapes are buried in the rock record. This work is dedicated to the discovery of past landscapes and their life through the fossil record of soils. A long history of surficial changes extending back almost to the origin of our planet can be deciphered from the study of these buried soils, or paleosols. Some rudiments of this history, and our place in it, are outlined in a final section of this book. But first it is necessary to learn something of the language of soils, of what happens to them when buried in the rock record and which of the forces of nature can be confidently reconstructed from their remains. Much of this preliminary material is borrowed from soil science, but throughout emphasis is laid on features that provide most reliable evidence of landscapes during the distant geological past. This book has evolved primarily as a text for senior level university courses in paleopedology: the study of fossil soils.

Paleosols And Vetusols In The Central Po Plain Northern Italy

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Author : Mauro Cremaschi
language : en
Publisher: Unicopli
Release Date : 1987

Paleosols And Vetusols In The Central Po Plain Northern Italy written by Mauro Cremaschi and has been published by Unicopli this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Science categories.

New Frontiers In Paleopedology And Terrestrial Paleoclimatology

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Author : Steven G. Driese
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

New Frontiers In Paleopedology And Terrestrial Paleoclimatology written by Steven G. Driese and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Alluvium categories.

After initial breakthroughs in the discovery of fossil soils, or paleosols in the 1970s and early 1980s, the last several decades of intensified research have revealed the much greater role that these deposits can play in reconstructing ancient Earth surface systems. Research currently focuses on terrestrial paleoclimatology, in which climates of the past are reconstructed at temporal scales ranging from hundreds to millions of years, using paleosols as archives of that information. Such research requires interdisciplinary study of soils conducted in both modern and ancient environments. These issues and many others were discussed at the joint SEPM-NSF Workshop "Paleosols and Soil Surface Analog Systems", held at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona in September of 2010. The papers presented in this volume are largely an extension of that workshop and cover topics ranging from historical perspectives, followed by lessons from studies of surface soil systems, with examples crossing between soils and applications to paleosols. The remainder of the volume begins with an examination of the relationship between paleosols and alluvial stratigraphy and depositional systems, and ends with three case studies of ancient soil systems. Because some readers may find the nomenclature rather "foreign" the editors have included a glossary of pedological terms at the end of the volume. These papers incorporate data from studies of surface soil systems as well as deep-time sedimentary rock successions and are designed to provide sedimentary geologists with an overview of our current knowledge of paleosols and their use in interpreting past climates, landscapes, and atmospheric chemistry.

Paleopedology

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

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Lithology And Stratigraphy Of Loess And Paleosols

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Author : International Union for Quaternary Research. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

Lithology And Stratigraphy Of Loess And Paleosols written by International Union for Quaternary Research. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Loess categories.

Aandacht voor de morfogenese en kenmerken van loess-paleosolen; lithologische eigenschappen van loess in verschillende klimatologische zones; strategie en datering van loess en paleosols; aspecten met betrekking tot het nuttig gebruik van met loess bedekte gebieden