Mineralogy & gems books

They are organized into five main topics: Subduction zone geodynamics, Seismic tomography and anisotropy, Great...  Read More >>

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This book provides a wealth of information for mineralogists, geologists and archaeologists involved in archaeometric...  Read More >>

Reviews different ideas explaining the formation of granite in terms of melting, segregation, ascent and emplacement....  Read More >>

A collection of papers presented at the 1st International workshop ""Minerals as Advanced Materials I"", to exchange...  Read More >>

Minerals, organic matter and microorganisms are the major solid components in soil systems. 5 Soil Physical/Chemical/Biological...  Read More >>

The application of microbiological methods to the extraction of metals from minerals has definitely gained a prominent...  Read More >>

This has resulted in abstracting more water from the subsurface stratum and forcing the water managers to manage...  Read More >>

This textbook, now in its second English edition, is originally a translation of the G- man textbook “Rechnen für...  Read More >>

Of course such a book as we propose here is not the product of just two people working together, although the experience...  Read More >>

Engineering geology for underground rocks is a sub-discipline of engineering geology for describing and solving...  Read More >>

The book treats the literature comprehensively, but uses illustrations from the authors’ laboratories as the subjects...  Read More >>

Based on a university course, this book provides an exposition of a large spectrum of geological, geochemical and...  Read More >>

Here is a thorough, up to date overview of the mechanochemistry of solids and minerals. Applications of mechanochemistry...  Read More >>

Effects, laws, and mechanisms of a metasomatic crystal replacement, joint crystal growth of different phases, mixed...  Read More >>

Cathodoluminescence microscopy/spectroscopy is a powerful technique providing detailed information on the shock...  Read More >>

Dans les acieries, la conversion de la fonte en acier est une operation qui genere des quantites tres importantes...  Read More >>

Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences. Recent progress...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive presentation of methods and algorithms used in basin modeling, this text provides geoscientists...  Read More >>

Mined on six continents and traded by cultures throughout the world's history, set in silver and gold jewelry, and...  Read More >>

A revised textbook summarizing the latest research into geochemical processes in marine sediments. It provides a...  Read More >>

This monograph deals with the part of the field of experimental rock deformation that is dominated by the phenomena...  Read More >>

Early in this century, the newly discovered x-ray diffraction by crystals caused a complete change in crystallography...  Read More >>

Thermodynamics is an important tool to interpreting the conditions at which natural geomaterial equilibrate. Simple...  Read More >>

Rock Joints deals exclusively with the mechanical genesis of joints in rocks. The background is an offshoot of the...  Read More >>