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ENCYCLOPEDIA of GEOCHEMISTRY

Kluwer Academic Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GEOCHEMISTRY

Aim of the Series The Kluwer Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all the main areas in the Earth Sciences. Each volume comprises a focused and carefully chosen collection of contributions from leading names in the subject, with copious illustrations and reference lists. These books represent one of the world's leading resources for the Earth Sciences community. Previous volumes are being updated and new works published so that the volumes will continue to be essential reading for all professional earth scientists, geologists, geophysicists, climatologists, and oceanographers as well as for teachers and students. See the back of this volume for a current list of titles in the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series.

Series Editors Professor Rhodes W. Fairbridge has overseen 31 Encyclopedias in the Earth Sciences Series and has been associated with the Series since its inception. During his career he has worked as a petroleum geologist in the Middle East, been a WWII intelligence officer in the SW Pacific and led expeditions to the Sahara, Arctic Canada, Arctic Scandinavia, Brazil and New Guinea. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Geology at Columbia University and is affiliated with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Professor Michael R. Rampino has published more than 70 papers in professional journals including Science, Nature, and Scientific American. He has worked in such diverse fields as volcanology, planetary science, sedimentology, and climate studies, and has undertaken field work on six continents. He is currently Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at New York University and a consultant at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

Volume Editor Clare P. Marshall has worked in the Earth Sciences for 15 years. Her experience in geochemistry ranges from trace element analysis to mineralogical investigations, and she is closely involved in the Association of Women Geoscientists. Clare currently runs a geoscience computer consultancy from her home in Colorado.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH SCIENCES SERIES

ENCYCLOPED:IA of GEOCHEMISTRY edited by

CLARE P. MARSHALL and RHODES W. FAIRBRIDGE

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KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS DORDRECHTIBOSTON I LONDON

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ISBN 0-412-75500-9

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The cover photograph shows a melanterite deposit forming about 2000 horizontal feet within the Richmond Mine of Iron Mountain, Shasta County, California, USA. Water dripping off of the melanterite