Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes

Dr. David J. Nash, Sue J. McLaren1405125195, 978-1-4051-2519-2, 9781405182454, 1405182458

Introduction: Geochemical sediments in landscapes / David J. Nash and Sue J. McLaren — Calcrete / V. Paul Wright — Laterite and ferricrete / Mike Widdowson — Silcrete / David J. Nash and J. Stewart Ullyott — Aeolianite / Sue J. McLaren — Tufa and travertine / Heather A. Viles and Allan Pentecost — Speleothems / Ian J. Fairchild … [et al.] — Rock varnish / Ronald I. Dorn — Lacustrine and palustrine geochemical sediments / Eric P. Verrecchia — Terrestrial evaporites / Allan R. Chivas — Beachrock and intertidal precipitates / Eberhard Gischler — Sodium nitrate deposits and surface efflorescences / Andrew S. Goudie and Elaine Heslop — Analytical techniques for investigating terrestrial geochemical sediments / John McAlister and Bernie J. Smith — Geochemical sediments and landscapes: general summary / Sue J. McLaren and David J. Nash

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Table of contents :
Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes……Page 5
Contents……Page 7
List of Figures……Page 9
List of Tables……Page 17
List of Contributors……Page 19
Series Editors’ Preface……Page 21
Acknowledgements……Page 22
1 Introduction: Geochemical Sediments in Landscapes……Page 25
2 Calcrete……Page 34
3 Laterite and Ferricrete……Page 70
4 Silcrete……Page 119
5 Aeolianite……Page 168
6 Tufa and Travertine……Page 197
7 Speleothems……Page 224
8 Rock Varnish……Page 270
9 Lacustrine and Palustrine Geochemical Sediments……Page 322
10 Terrestrial Evaporites……Page 354
11 Beachrock and Intertidal Precipitates……Page 389
12 Sodium Nitrate Deposits and Efflorescences……Page 415
13 Analytical Techniques for InvestigatingTerrestrial Geochemical Sediments……Page 433
14 Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes: General Summary……Page 467
Index……Page 471