Regolith Science

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Regolith through time.- 3 Landscape and regolith.- 4 Regolith mineralogy.- 5 Regolith geochemistry.- 6. Rock weathering and structure of the regolith.- 7 Geomicrobiology of the regolith.- 8 Regolith and biota.- 9 Regolith geophysics.- 10 Regolith and water.- 11 Regolith description and mapping.- 12 Soils and natural resource management.- 13 Regolith sampling for geochemical exploration.- 14 Extraterrestrial regolith.- Index

"The book will be of enormous assistance to those of us who need to know regolith science, or, dare I say, geology, to unravel the subtle geochemical and geophysical anomalies in our data sets. ... All in all this is a well-written book with a wealth of up to date information - personal experience with it suggests it needs to be read a few times to absorb all within it. It is a must purchase for AIG members who intend to remain at the coal face of modern mineral exploration - field work." (L. Hissink, AIG News, No. 95, February 2009, p.27) "Regolith science provides a comprehensive discussion of regolith ... It would well sit on the bookshelf of university libraries as well as mineral exploration companies." (Paul Morris, Economic Geology, Vol. 104, 2009, p. 598)