Petrology, petrography and mineralogy

The book reflects the results of the study of sedimentation history, paleoclimatology, and paleoceanography of the Arctic and Subarctic during the last 130 ka.

Rock Joints deals exclusively with the mechanical genesis of joints in rocks.

Using the kind permission given to me by my co-author, this short preface will be written in my name.

Tis text has resulted from some forty years of experience during which the author has puzzled over the meaning of ore textures.

This book is about the most complete work on the subject of clay minerals thus far conceived.

This monograph deals with the part of the field of experimental rock deformation that is dominated by the phenomena of brittle fracture on one scale or another.

Energy-Filtering Transmission Electron Microscopy (EFTEM) presents a summary of the electron optics, the electron-specimen interactions, and the operation and contrast modes of this new field of analytical electron microscopy.

This book is mainly about the field geology of granites at all scales from that of a single outcrop to plutons and batholiths.

In recent years, there has been increasing interest from geoscientists in potassic ig- neous rocks.

Statistical evaluations of exploration data are the basis for decisions to be made at various stages of an exploration project.

This is a book on the occurrence of copper-gold mineralization in potassic igneous rocks.

Meteorites - as well as shooting stars and meteors - result from a collision of a solid body from space with our Earth, but only meteorites are able to penetrate the Earth's protective shield, the atmosphere, and fall to the Earth's surface.

Teile der Kontinente enthalten trotz mehrfacher Umgestaltung durch die Plattentektonik noch Informationen über das initiale Stadium der Abkühlung des Planeten Erde.

Structure of Crystals describes the ideal and real atomic structure of crystals as well as the electronic structures.

The widespread mafic-ultramafic complexes in the Earth are well-known as their hosting Ni-Cu-PGE ore deposits, and their petrogenesis and mineralization have become hot issues in the geological studies.

The Earth's rocky mantle convects to lose heat, which comes from the liquid iron core below.

The present work is the first comprehensive study of mineralogy of the world's second largest mercury mine Idria.

A material that enchants us as ruby or sapphire and is applied in watches or lasers.

A material that enchants us as ruby or sapphire and is applied in watches or lasers.

This book introduces the unusual shock-related mineralogical features of the shocked Suizhou L6 (S5) meteorite.

Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems.

One major goal of the World Materials Research Institute Forum - WMRIF is to promote young scientists in the field of materials science and engineering.

The TRANSMED Atlas, a CD-ROM-and-book package, provides an unprecedented overview of the geological and geophysical characteristics of the Mediterranean region.

Magic of Minerals and Rocks, featuring 135 splendid color photographs, ranges from vast rock-landscapes recorded in Europe, America, Australia, and Iceland right down to finely detailed images of a few square millimeters.

This series of books are the output of the research project called "e;Sustainable Development in Asia (SDA)"e;, which was initiated by the Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA).

1000 (deg)C) and low pressures (< 2 kb) and typically results in the formation of "e;burnt"e; and fused rocks termed buchites, paralavas, clinkers and fulgarites.

As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of oil and gas resources.

Modern Crystallography provides an encyclopedic exposition of the field in four volumes written by Russian scientists.

This book is not designed to be an exhaustive work on mine wastes.

Current and authoritative with many advanced concepts forpetroleum geologists, geochemists, geophysicists, orengineers engaged in the search for or production of crudeoil and natural gas, or interested in their habitats and thefactors that control them, this book is an excellentreference.

Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks presents a large number of diagrams showing the stability relations among minerals and groups of minerals found in metamorphic rocks.

Based on a university course, this book provides an exposition of a large spectrum of geological, geochemical and geophysical problems that are amenable to thermodynamic analysis.

This book focuses on the experimental determination of the physical properties of silicate melts and magmas close to glass transition.

The Sedimentology of Chalk describes processes that caused the rhythmic, vertical variation in grain size, structures and authigenic mineral concentrations.

This book is not designed to be an exhaustive work on mine wastes.

Metallogeny of Tin attempts to develop a general metallogenic model for tin in identifying the essential or relevant processes in tin ore formation.

Since 1980 a considerable amount of scientific research dealing with geochemical processes in marine sediments has been carried out.

Crystal structure analysis from powder diffraction data has attracted considerable and ever growing interest in the last decades.

Pyrometamorphism occurs at very high temperatures (800 - > 1000 (deg)C) and low pressures (< 2 kb) and typically results in the formation of "e;burnt"e; and fused rocks termed buchites, paralavas, clinkers and fulgarites.

Thermodynamics is an important tool to interpreting the conditions at which natural geomaterial equilibrate.

Computational Geosciences with Mathematica is the only book written by a geologist specifically to show geologists and geoscientists how to use Mathematica to formulate and solve problems.

As a self-study guide, course primer or teaching aid, Borchardt-Ott's Crystallography is the perfect textbook for students and teachers alike.

This textbook, now in its second English edition, is originally a translation of the G- man textbook "e;Rechnen fur Lagerstattenkundler und Rohstoffwirtschaftler, Teil 1"e;, also translated into the Chinese and Russian languages.

The book on deposition, diagenesis, and weathering oforganic matter-rich sediments is a summary of seven years ofresearch work of the author at the Institute of Petroleumand Organic Geochemistry in J}lich.

This book carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on the Moon and Mars.