Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits (Special Publication 27 of the IAS) (International Association Of Sedimentologists Series)

The study of palaeoweathering provides vital clues about past continental environments, the correlation of sedimentary deposits and processes such as the rate and timing of uplift and erosion. This volume (based partly on research presented at IGCP 317 Palaeoweathering Records and Palaeosurfaces) contains contributions that use both geochemical and physical approaches to the study of palaeoweathering problems. The former are particularly relevant to our understanding of past climates and climate change; the latter have applications in the understanding of mass balance between rates of erosion and deposition. Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits illustrates the multidisciplinary nature of the subject, the diversity of techniques and, above all, the vital contribution the subject makes to the reconstruction of ancient continental environments. This book will be of great value to sedimentologists, soil scientists and geomorphologists. If you are a member of the International Association of Sedimentologists, for purchasing details, please see: http://www.iasnet.org/publications/details.asp?code=SP27 Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 2 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 7 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Introduction......Page 9 Problems, progress and future research concerning palaeoweathering and palaeosurfaces......Page 10 Geochemistry and isotopes......Page 25 Weathering, rainwater and atmosphere chemistry: example and modellingof granite weathering in present conditions in a C02-rich, and inan anoxic palaeoatmosphere......Page 26 Stable carbon isotopes in palaeosol carbonates......Page 47 Palaeoenvironment, palaeoclimate and stable carbon isotopes of Palaeozoic red-bed palaeosols, Appalachian Basin, USA and Canada......Page 65 Peculiar palaeoweathering types......Page 89 Diversity of continental silicification features: examples from theCenozoic deposits in the Paris Basin and neighbouring basement......Page 90 Authigenic clay minerals i n continental evaporitic environments......Page 131 Saprolite-bauxite facies of ferralitic duricrusts on palaeosurfaces of former Pangaea......Page 154 Karst bauxites: interfingering of deposition and palaeoweathering......Page 190 Precambrian palaeosols: a view from the Canadian shield......Page 208 Regional palaeosurface and palaeoweathering reconstructions......Page 223 Palaeolandscape reconstruction of the south-western Massif Central (France)......Page 224 Lateritization, geomorphology and geodynamics of a passive continental margin: the Konkan and Kanara coastal lowlands of western peninsular India......Page 243 Relief features and palaeoweathering remnants in formerly glaciated Scandinavian basement areas......Page 273 Palaeosol sequences in floodplain environments: a hierarchical approach......Page 300 Carbonate-rich palaeosols in the Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeogene series of the Provence Basin (France)......Page 319 Sedimentary infillings and development of major Tertiary palaeodrainage systems of south-central Australia......Page 332 Weathering surfaces, laterite-derived sediments and associated mineral deposits in north-east Africa......Page 362 Index......Page 386 Color plates......Page 402 Problems, Progress And Future Research Concerning Palaeoweathering And Palaeosurfaces / M. Thiry, J.-m. Schmitt And R. Simon-coincon -- Geochemistry And Isotopes. Weathering, Rainwater And Atmosphere Chemistry: Example And Modelling Of Granite Weathering In Present Conditions In A Co[subscript 2]-rich, And In An Anoxic Palaeoatmosphere / J.-m. Schmitt. Stable Carbon Isotopes In Palaeosol Carbonates / T.e. Cerling. Palaeoenvironment, Palaeoclimate And Stable Carbon Isotopes Of Palaeozoic Red-bed Palaeosols, Appalachian Basin, Usa And Canada / C.i. Mora And S.g. Driese -- Peculiar Palaeoweathering Types. Diversity Of Continental Silicification Features: Examples From The Cenozoic Deposits In The Paris Basin And Neighbouring Basement / M. Thiry. Edited By Médard Thiry And Régine Simon-coinçon. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Tackles the physical and chemical approaches to palaeolandscape studies and examines palaeoweatherings and their contribution to global change. The book illustrates how peculiar palaeoweatherings allow us to reconstruct palaeoclimates and palaeoenvironments and point to global changes.