Buch, Englisch
Buch, Englisch
Reihe: Developments in Earth Surface Processes
ISBN: 978-0-444-82919-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology
Rock Coatings is subdivided into three sections: firstly the introductory, the second section details the different types of rock coatings and the final section synthesizes the material and presents a general model to interpret the distribution of rock coatings found at the earth's surface.
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Section Headings: Preface and Acknowledgements. Section 1. General Perspectives. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Paradigms and Methods in Rock Coating Research. Section 2. Different Rock Coatings. Chapter 3. Anthropogenic Pigments. Chapter 4. Lithobiontic Coatings. Chapter 5. Carbonate Crusts. Chapter 6. Case Hardening Agents. Chapter 7. Dust Films. Chapter 8. Heavy Metal Skins. Chapter 9. Iron Films. Chapter 10. Manganiferous Rock Varnish. Chapter 11. Nitrates and Other Uncommon Rock Coatings. Chapter 12. Oxalate-rich Crusts. Chapter 13 Silica Glaze. Chapter 14. General Model of Rock Coating Development. Chapter 15. Analyzing Geographical Variations in Rock Coatings. References. Geographical index. Subject index.