Introduction to Mineralogy , 2nd edn. Oxford University Press, New York. Introduction to metallurgical thermodynamics. New York : McGraw - Hill. Greenwood , H. Application of thermodynamics to petrology and ore deposits. Short Course Handbook , vol. Toronto : Mineralogical The fundamental crustal Earth materials are minerals, rocks, fluids, and soils. Minerals are elements or chemical Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy.
A companion website for this book is available at: www. Six chapters on the structures of sulfides and sulfosalts; the crystal chemistry and chemical bonding of sulfides, synthesis, phase equilibria, and petrology. ISBN Author : Cornelis Klein Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: Category: Science Page: View: Read Now » This concise, accessible, market-leading textbook brings together the wide-ranging fundamentals students need to understand rocks and minerals, and shows them how they relate to the broader Earth, materials and environmental sciences.
Designed specifically for one-semester courses, it is beautifully illustrated to explain the key concepts in mineralogy and petrology. This edition has been fully updated based on classroom experience, and new features include a completely new chapter providing an elementary introduction to thermodynamics, kinetics, radioactive decay and absolute dating; new mineral descriptions and many new stunning color photographs; and a new section on hydraulic fracturing and discussion of some of its most serious potential environmental consequences.
The book uses stunning photos of mineral specimens and rock thin sections to help students build a core understanding. It also creates a highly effective learning experience through close integration of clear illustrations with engaging text, and helps students to easily visualize crystal structures through the CrystalViewer's 3D software, available online. Author : Swapan Kumar Haldar Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: Category: Science Page: View: Read Now » Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology, second edition, presents the essentials of both disciplines through an approach accessible to industry professionals, academic researchers, and students alike.
This new edition emphasizes the relationship between rocks and minerals, right from the structures created during rock formation through the economics of mineral deposits. While petrology is classified on the lines of geological evolution and rock formation, mineralogy speaks to the physical and chemical properties, uses, and global occurrences for each mineral, emphasizing the need for the growth of human development.
The primary goal is for the reader to identify minerals in all respects, including host-rocks, and mineral deposits, with additional knowledge of mineral-exploration, resource, extraction, process, and ultimate use. To help provide a comprehensive analysis across ethical and socio-economic dimensions, a separate chapter describes the hazards associated with minerals, rocks, and mineral industries, and the consequences to humanity along with remedies and case studies.
New to the second edition: includes coverage of minerals and petrology in extra-terrestrial environments as well as case studies on the hazards of the mining industry. Addresses the full scope of core concepts of mineralogy and petrology, including crystal structure, formation and grouping of minerals and soils, definition, origin, structure and classification of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Features more than figures, illustrations and color photographs to vividly explore the fundamental principles of mineralogy and petrology Offers a holistic approach to both subjects, beginning with the formation of geologic structures that is followed by the hosting of mineral deposits and the exploration and extraction of lucrative, usable products that improve the health of global economies Includes new content on minerals and petrology in extraterrestrial environments and case studies on hazards in the mining industry.
Author : Terry R. West and Shakoor offer expanded coverage of important topics such as slope stability and ground subsidence and significant fields in engineering geology, such as highways, dams, tunnels, and rock blasting. In order to allow for the diverse backgrounds of geologists and engineers, material on the properties of minerals, rocks, and soil provides a working knowledge of applied geology as a springboard to more comprehensive subjects in engineering.
Example problems throughout the text demonstrate the practical applications of soil mechanics, rock weathering and soils, structural geology, groundwater, and geophysics. Thought-provoking and challenging exercises supplement core concepts such as determining shear strength and failure conditions, calculating the depth needed for borings, reading and analyzing maps, and constructing stratigraphic cross sections.
Author : Luis A. The modeling and understanding of these systems are a challenge for research groups and a need for the industrial sector. This Special Issue aims to present new advances, methodologies, applications, and case studies of computer-aided analysis applied to multiphase systems in mineral processing.
They are relatively unknown to the wider public, despite their numerous applications and their critical role in many high-tech applications, such as high-temperature superconductors, phosphors for energy-saving lamps, flat-screen monitors and flat-screen televisions , rechargeable batteries household and automotive , very strong permanent magnets used for instance in wind turbines and hard-disk drives , or even in a medical MRI application.
This book describes the history of their discovery, the major REE ore minerals and the major ore deposits that are presently being exploited or are planned to be exploited in the very near future , the physical and chemical properties of REEs, the mineral processing of REE concentrates and their extractive metallurgy, the applications of these elements, their economic aspects and the influential economical role of China, and finally the recycling of the REE, which is an emerging field.
Author : Richard E. Author : Terry R. West and Shakoor offer expanded coverage of important topics such as slope stability and ground subsidence and significant fields in engineering geology, such as highways, dams, tunnels, and rock blasting.
In order to allow for the diverse backgrounds of geologists and engineers, material on the properties of minerals, rocks, and soil provides a working knowledge of applied geology as a springboard to more comprehensive subjects in engineering.
Example problems throughout the text demonstrate the practical applications of soil mechanics, rock weathering and soils, structural geology, groundwater, and geophysics. Thought-provoking and challenging exercises supplement core concepts such as determining shear strength and failure conditions, calculating the depth needed for borings, reading and analyzing maps, and constructing stratigraphic cross sections.
Author : David D. Pollard Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: Category: Science Page: View: Read Now » Tackling structural geology problems today requires a quantitative understanding of the underlying physical principles, and the ability to apply mathematical models to deformation processes within the Earth.
Accessible yet rigorous, this unique textbook demonstrates how to approach structural geology quantitatively using calculus and mechanics, and prepares students to interface with professional geophysicists and engineers who appreciate and utilize the same tools and computational methods to solve multidisciplinary problems. Clearly explained methods are used throughout the book to quantify field data, set up mathematical models for the formation of structures, and compare model results to field observations.
An extensive online package of coordinated laboratory exercises enables students to consolidate their learning and put it into practice by analyzing structural data and building insightful models.
Designed for single-semester undergraduate courses, this pioneering text prepares students for graduates studies and careers as professional geoscientists. Designed for use on one- or two-semester courses, this second edition has been thoughtfully reorganised, making it more accessible to students, whilst still being suitable for an advanced mineralogy course. Additions include expanded introductions to many chapters, a new introductory chapter on crystal chemistry, revised figures, and an extended plates section containing beautiful colour photographs.
Text boxes include historical background and case studies to engage students, and end-of-chapter questions help them reinforce concepts. With new online resources to support learning and teaching, including laboratory exercises, PowerPoint slides, useful web links and mineral identification tables, this is a sound investment for students in the fields of geology, materials science and environmental science, and a valuable reference for researchers, collectors and anyone interested in minerals.
Author : Luis A. The modeling and understanding of these systems are a challenge for research groups and a need for the industrial sector. This Special Issue aims to present new advances, methodologies, applications, and case studies of computer-aided analysis applied to multiphase systems in mineral processing.
This includes aspects such as modeling, design, operation, optimization, uncertainty analysis, among other topics.
The special issue contains a review article and eleven articles that cover different methodologies of modeling, design, optimization, and analysis in problems of adsorption, leaching, flotation, and magnetic separation, among others. Consequently, the topics covered are of interest to readers from academia and industry. This book provides a basic overview of general knowledges of this topic in order to provide the comprehensive survey from a scientific and technological perspective.
The book is divided into 10 chapters, which are devoted to the structure and properties of minerals from the supergroup of apatite, experimental techniques of preparation and characterization of synthetic analogues of apatite minerals, substitution in the structure of apatite as well as utilization of these materials in wide range of common and special advanced applications in industry, material sciences and research.
Additionally, the phosphate rocks, their classification, geological role, mining and beneficiation of phosphate ore, production of elemental phosphorus, phosphoric acid and fertilizers are also described. Although this book is meant for chemist, material scientist and research engineers, the individual chapters contain theoretical background, historical aspects as well as examples of synthetic and analytical methods which may be also interesting for students and non-expert readers as well.
The book comprises three broad sections. The first Chapters 1—4 deals with the basic physical chemistry of geological processes. The second Chapters 5—8 introduces the wave-mechanical view of the atom and explains the various types of chemical bonding that give Earth materials their diverse and distinctive properties.
The final chapters 9—11 survey the geologically relevant elements and isotopes, and explain their formation and their abundances in the cosmos and the Earth. The book concludes with an extensive glossary of terms; appendices cover basic maths, explain basic solution chemistry, and list the chemical elements and the symbols, units and constants used in the book.
Author : Donald R. It is the only state with all three types of plate boundaries, an extraordinary history of earthquakes and volcanoes, and it has many rocks and minerals found nowhere else. Students of these subjects will find this an important and all-inclusive reference in studying the major rock groups and the chemistry of minerals The basics are all there to prepare and excite students for more advanced courses in crystallography, petrology, and geotectonics.
He has been a member of the Geology faculty at Harvard University, Indiana University, Bloomington and the University of New Mexico: he has taught courses in mineralogy at all these universities. He has received two awards for excellence in teaching from the University of New Mexico.
Anthony R. He has taught igneous and metamorphic petrology courses at McGill University and the University of Connecticut for over forty years. Great resource for learning about rocks and minerals By Kindle Customer If you want to learn about rocks and minerals, this is the book for you. It is designed as a college textbook, but it is the best book available on the subject for the general reader: beautifully illustrated, concisely written, and comprehensive.
It includes a good overview of earth science chapters 1, 2, 3 , as well as excellent chapters on economic minerals, earth materials, and the impacts of earth materials on human health chapters 15, 16, I don't want to imply that some of the chapters will hold the interest of the general reader, but it is certainly worth glancing at the chapters on the identification and formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks in the middle of the book.
The pictures and diagrams are simply superb: you will not find better examples of rocks and minerals elsewhere, even in rock and mineral guidebooks. I recommend the paperback edition--it is sturdy and priced right. And check out the web site, which has some neat features and supporting information.
This book is fantastic! By Amazon Customer I've been looking for a book like this for a long time. I collect rocks and minerals and am interested in geology, but most the textbooks are too technical and too expensive. I wanted to know how minerals form, what their make up is, how they differ from rocks, etc.
This book explains that, and is written well. The photos are gorgeous! I'm not a student, but I'm very interested in what the earth is made of. The title of this book grabbed me and has held me interested to read every page. If you are interested in rocks and minerals, and geological processes, this book is for you. Klein and A. Philpotts, clearly, yet rigorously, presents the basic concepts of mineralogy and petrology of the materials that make up Earth.
For the student, it is a concise and well-illustrated presentation of the fundamentals of mineralogy and the fundamentals of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary petrology. For the working geologist, it is a valuable reference.
I have used the book to help classify rocks, the fundamentals of which I long ago forgot. The book is well written and superbly illustrated. All minerals show a typical appearance as well as crystal structure models. Rocks are illustrated macroscopically field occurrence as well as microscopically, with most of the illustrations taken by the author. Historically, courses on earth materials were designed for students whose goals were an awareness of and identification of earth surface materials that might be encountered during engineering and environmental projects.
Three to five semesters of traditional course work was distilled to one semester. Thus most textbooks for earth materials were written giving only a basic description of rocks and minerals and an introduction to basic identification techniques. Hence, much ancillary material genetic paradigms, basic equations, etc was omitted and the scientist needing to know the how and why required additional references. It reviews plate tectonic theory for the students and then presents a thorough description of mineral properties and various techniques for identification.
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