Soils and Sediments
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-64443-6 (ISBN)
Clays and soils play an important role in agriculture, environment and mineral deposits. In individual articles, eminent scientists describe the state of the art of this field of research.
1 Clay Minerals in Weathered Rock Materials and in Soils.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Hydrolytic Weathering Processes and Genesis of Secondary Constituents.- 3 Pedological Clay Minerals: Nature and Characterization.- 4 Conclusion.- References.- 2 Calcareous Epigenetic Replacement («Epigénie») in Soils and Calerete Formation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Vertical and Lateral Development of Calcareous Accumulation.- 3 Isovolumetric Replacement by Calcite.- 4 Genesis,Stability and Instability of Palygorskite.- 5 Occurrences of Calcite and Calerete Formation.- 6 Calcite-Silicate Mineral Assemblages in Calcretes.- 7 Calerete and Geochemistry of Landscapes.- 8 Calcretes and Paleoenvironments.- 9 Conclusions v..- References.- 3 Laterites and Bauxites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Formation of the Original Bauxites.- 3 Evolution of the Original Bauxites: Formation of Degraded Bauxites.- 4 Mass Balances of the Different Evolutions.- 5 Alteration Rate and Age of Bauxites.- 6 Evolution of the Bauxite Landscapes.- 7 Conclusion.- References.- 4 Geochemical Processes in Tropical Landscapes: Role of the Soil Covers.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Soil Covers in Dynamic Equilibrium.- 3 Soil Covers in Chemical Disequilibrium (Transformation Systems).- 4 Conclusions.- References.- 5 Evolution of Lateritic Manganese Deposits.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Example of the Moanda (Gabon) Sedimentary Manganese Deposit Enriched by Lateritization.- 3 Comparison with Other Manganese Deposits.- 4 Conclusion.- References.- 6 The Lateritic Nickel-Ore Deposits.- 1 Geochemical Characteristics of Nickel.- 2 Nickel-Ore Deposits.- 3 Petrology of Lateritic Weathering Profiles on Ultrabasic Rocks.- 4 Geochemical Interpretation of the Evolution of Weathering Profiles.- 5 Discussion: Role of the Weathering Factors in the Formation of Deposits.- 6Conclusion.- References.- 7 The Behavior of Gold in the Lateritic Alterosphere.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Chemical and Mineralogical Properties of Gold.- 3 The Precambrian Gold Lithosphere and its Weathering.- 4 Gold Behavior in Natural Supergene Systems.- 5 Conclusions and Perspectives.- References.- 8 Comparative Ecology of Two Semi-Arid Regions: the Brazilian Sertäo and the African Sahel.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Ecological Parameters.- 3 Discussion.- 4 Conclusion.- References.- 9 Importance of the Pore Structures During the Weathering Process of Stones in Monuments.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Progressive Understanding of the Alteration of Stones in Monuments.- 3 The First Studies on Sandstones in France.- 4 Alteration Morphologies and Parameters governing their Development.- 5 Pore Structures.- 6 Water Balance and Stone Weathering.- 7 Conclusion.- References.- 10 Continental Silicifications: A Review.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Geological Data and their Interpretation.- 3 Mechanisms at Work.- 4 Conclusions.- References.- 11 Clay Minerals,Paleoweathering, Paleolandscapes and Climatic Sequences:The Paleogene Continental Deposits in France.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Landscapes and Regoliths at the End of the Cretaceous.- 3 The Siderolithic Discharge.- 4 The Indurated Landscapes.- 5 Pre-Evaporitic Clay Minerals in Restricted Basins.- 6 Geochemical Sequence of Climatic Origin.- 7 Conclusion.- References.- 12 On the Genesis of Sedimentary Apatite and Phosphate-Rich Sediments.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Apatite Synthesis.- 3 Genesis of Sedimentary Apatite.- 4 Genesis of Phosphorites and Phosphate-Rich Sequences.- 5 Conclusion: A Model for Phosphogenesis.- References.- 13 Clay Mineral Sedimentation in the Ocean.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Sedimentary Formatron and Destruction of Clay Minerals.- 3 Detrital Supplyand Diagenesis of Clay Minerals.- 4 Preservation and Destruction of the Paleoenvironmental Record of Marine Sedimentary Clay.- References.- 14 Revisited Isotopic Dating Methods of Sedimentary Minerals for Stratigraphic Purpose.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Some Fundamentals.- 3 Examplesof Isotopie Dating of Clay Minerals.- 4 Isotopie Dating of Non-Clay Minerals.- 5 Conclusion.- References.- 15 Concomitant Alteration of Clay Minerals and Organic Matter during Burial Diagenesis.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Maturation Stages of Organic Matter.- 3 Mineral Alterations.- 4 Conclusions.- References.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.10.2011 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XX, 369 p. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 591 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie | |
| Schlagworte | Ablagerung • Bodenforschung • clay mineralogy • continental ore deposits • Diagenese • diagenesis • Ecology • Environment • Evolution • Formation • Geochemistry • Isotope Dating • Isotopische Datierung • Kontinentale Lagerstätten • Mineral • ore deposit • Petrology • Sediment • Sedimentation • Sedimentology • Soil • soil science • Steinkoservation • stone concervation • Tonmineralogie • Weather |
| ISBN-10 | 3-642-64443-0 / 3642644430 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-64443-6 / 9783642644436 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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