Abstract
The interdisciplinary nature of the study of rock coatings has given rise to a large amount of literature on the subject, from such diverse fields as botany, tectonics, analytical chemistry and mineralogy. The aim of this volume is to provide a synthesis of this interdisciplinary field, and to give a comprehensive treatment to the topic of accretions on rock surfaces. The book is divided into three sections, the first one being an introduction, giving a general perspective on the subject. The second section details the different rock coatings, and the final section provides a synthesis of the material presented and suggests a general model to interpret the distribution of rock coatings found at the Earth's surface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Publisher | Elsevier; Developments in Earth Surface Processes 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0444829199 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science