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The Chemistry of Weathering

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. James Irving Drever

    1. Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Wyoming, Wyoming, USA

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 149)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Chemical Models of Weathering in Soils

    • Garrison Sposito
    Pages 1-18

  3. Multicomponent Solid Solutions for Clay Minerals and Computer Modeling of Weathering Processes

    • Bertrand Fritz
    Pages 19-34

  4. Dissolution Mechanisms of Pyroxenes and Olivines During Weathering

    • Jacques Schott, Robert A. Berner
    Pages 35-53

  5. The Effects of Complex-Forming Ligands on the Dissolution of Oxides and Aluminosilicates

    • Werner Stumm, Gerhard Furrer, Erich Wieland, Bettina Zinder
    Pages 55-74

  6. Kinetic Study of The Dissolution of Albite with a Continuous Flow-Through Fluidized Bed Reactor

    • Roland Wollast, Lei Chou
    Pages 75-96

  7. Interstratified Clay Minerals and Weathering Processes

    • M. J. Wilson, P. H. Nadeau
    Pages 97-118

  8. Formation of Secondary Iron Oxides in Various Environments

    • U. Schwertmann
    Pages 119-120

  9. Physical Conditions in Alunite Precipitation as a Secondary Mineral

    • R. Rodriguez-Clemente, A. Hidalgo-Lopez
    Pages 121-141

  10. This Planet is Alive —Weathering and Biology, A Multi-Facetted Problem —

    • W. E. Krumbein, B. D. Dyer
    Pages 143-160

  11. Solubilization, Transport, and Deposition of Mineral Cations by Microorganisms - Efficient Rock Weathering Agents

    • Friedrich E. W. Eckhardt
    Pages 161-173

  12. Chemical Weathering and Solution Chemistry in Acid Forest Soils: Differential Influence of Soil Type, Biotic Processes, and H+ Deposition

    • Christopher S. Cronan
    Pages 175-195

  13. Proton Consumption Rates in Holocene and Present-Day Weathering of Acid Forest Soils

    • Horst Fölster
    Pages 197-209

  14. Equilibrium and Disequilibrium Between Pore Waters and Minerals in the Weathering Environment

    • Wolfgang Ohse, Georg Matthess, Asaf Pekdeger
    Pages 211-229

  15. Hydrogeochemical Constraints on Mass Balances in Forested Watersheds of the Southern Appalachians

    • Michael Anthony Velbel
    Pages 231-247

  16. Past And Present Serpentinisation of Ultramafic Rocks; An Example from the Semail Ophiolite Nappe of Northern Oman

    • Colin Neal, Gordon Stanger
    Pages 249-275

  17. Manganese Concentration Through Chemical Weathering of Metamorphic Rocks Under Lateritic Conditions

    • Daniel Nahon, Anicet Beauvais, Jean-Jacques Trescases
    Pages 277-291

  18. River Chemistry, Geology, Geomorphology, and Soils in the Amazon and Orinoco Basins

    • Robert F. Stallard
    Pages 293-316

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 317-324
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Several important developments in our understanding of the chemistry of weathering have occurred in the last few years: 1. There has been a major breakthrough in our understanding of the mechanisms controlling the kinetics of sil icate dissolution, and there have been major advances in computer modeling of weathering processes. 2. There has been a growing recognition of the importance of organic solutes in the weathering process, and hence of the inter-relationships between mineral weathering and the terrestrial ecosystem. 3. The impact of acid deposition ("acid rain") has been widely recognized. The processes by which acid deposition is neutral ized are closely related to the processes of normal chemical weathering; an understanding of the chemistry of weathering is thus essential for predicting the effects of acid deposition. 4. More high-qual ity data have become available on the chemical dynamics of smal I watersheds and large river systems, which represent the integrated effects of chemical weathering.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Wyoming, Wyoming, USA

    James Irving Drever

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Chemistry of Weathering

  • Editors: James Irving Drever

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5333-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1962-1Published: 31 March 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8855-8Published: 19 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5333-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 324

  • Topics: Hydrogeology, Geochemistry

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