Rock coatings /
Many rock coatings have been misunderstood by geographers and geologists alike for over a century, this is the first book that explains the variety of rock coatings found at the earth surface. For the achaeologist, it explains the variety of patination types found at the earth surface and the book a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Elsevier,
1998.
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| Series: | Developments in earth surface processes ;
6. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Paradigms and methods in rock coating research
- Anthropogenic pigments
- Lithobiontic coatings
- Carbonate crusts
- Case hardening agents
- Dust films
- Heavy metal skins
- Iron films
- Maganiferous rock varnish
- Nitrates and other junk common rock coatings
- Oxalate-rich crusts
- Silica glaze
- General model of rock coating development
- Analyzing geographical variations in rock coatings.
