Biological Methods of Prospecting for Minerals
- ISBN-10
- 0471874000
- ISBN-13
- 9780471874003
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Author
- R. R. Brooks
Description
Geobotany in mineral exploration; An introduction to geobotany in mineral exploration; Plant communities as indicators of mineralization; Indicator plants; Morphological and mutational changes induced by mineralization; Remote sensing of vegetation; An assessment of geobotanical exploration methods; Geozoology in mineral exploration; Introduction to geozoology; Land mammals as indicators of mineralization; Birds and fish as indicators of mineralization; Insects as indicators of mineralization; Biogeochemistry in mineral exploration; An introduction to biogeochemical prospecting; Soils and their formation; Accumulation of elements by plants; Biogeochemical parameters and their significance for mineral prospecting; A field guide to biogeochemical prospecting; Alternative sample types in biogeochemical prospecting; Chemical analysis of plant material; Statistical interpretation of data from biological prospecting methods; Aerial biogeochemical prospecting; Biogeochemical prospecting in the herbarium; Biogeochemical prospecting in retrospect; An element-by-element listing of biological prospecting.
