Petrology books

Essentially, Orientations and Rotations treats the mathematical and computational foundations of texture analysis....  Read More >>

* Only book to look exclusively at timescales of magmatic processes * Focuses on the geological processes *...  Read More >>

The book deals with the ancient exploitation and production of copper, exemplified by the mining district of Faynan,...  Read More >>

Neutron and X-Ray Spectroscopy delivers an up-to-date account of the principles and practice of inelastic and spectroscopic...  Read More >>

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In nature, biological organisms produce mineralized tissues such as bone, teeth, diatoms, and shells. Biomineralization...  Read More >>

1000 °C) and low pressures (< 2 kb) and typically results in the formation of ""burnt"" and fused rocks termed buchites,...  Read More >>

This book was prepared for publication by an International Working Group of experts under the auspices of COGEOENVIRONMENT...  Read More >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

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

Provides an introduction to petroleum exploration methods, referring to both geophysical and geochemical techniques...  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 >>

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 >>

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