Werner Smykatz-Kloss - Böcker

The twelve contributions in this volume represent  the results of a ten year interdisciplinary workshop on "desert margins" - concerned with the geomorphological, geochemica, mineralogical, sedimentological, soil scientific characterisation of (semi-) deserts in Spain, Africa, Arabia and China. Desert sediments and soils as well as processes and characteristics of their formation are regarded from different geoscientific perspectives. The subjects of research include the development of desert soils and landscapes, the formation of (alluvial) loess, swamp ores, fulgurites and floodout sediments and focus on the reconstruction of palaeoecological events and changes. A critical study of dating methods rounds off the book.

The application of thermal analysis is outlined by 18contributions, writtenby experts in the various fields ofgeosciences. Emphasis was laid on the determination ofminerals and technical products, kinetic parameters andcalorific values in glass and ceramics technology,characterization of raw materials (e.g. clays, industrialminerals), in quality control and performance assessment,but also in environment protection from soil and waterpollution, using re-evaluated existing and new data andimproved combined modern methods.This book is addressed to practitioners, scientistsandstudents in mineralogy/crystallography, applied geology,material sciences, and environmental sciences.