Petrology, petrography and mineralogy

This book covers the entire spectrum of mineralogy and consolidates its applications in different fields.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 2nd International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference (IPPTC 2018).

The main prospects for expanding the mineral resource base of gold are associated with the discovery of typical ore objects within the distribution of productive black shale strata in the Orenburg part of the Southern Urals.

This book describes the mineralization process of barite-fluorite deposits in southeastern Sichuan, Yangtze Block, China.

This book focuses on reservoir surveillance and management, reservoir evaluation and dynamic description, reservoir production stimulation and EOR, ultra-tight reservoir, unconventional oil and gas resources technology, oil and gas well production testing, and geomechanics.

This monograph was begun with two objectives in mind.

This book provides the basic know-how and guidance to effectively exploit non-destructive geophysical technologies and apply them in the underground mining environment to optimise mineral extraction and to contribute to safer mining.

and their identification obviates individual thermochemical studies on every genus.

A new edition of a classic text introducing metamorphic rocks and how they form, in full colour and thoroughly updated.

Quantifying the timescales of current geological processes is critical for constraining the physical mechanisms operating on the Earth today.

Image Analysis in Earth Sciences is a graduate level textbook for researchers and students interested in the quantitative microstructure and texture analysis of earth materials.

This book examines and summarizes data on more than 40,000 diamonds from deposits in Russia's diamondiferous Arkhangelsk province.

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

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.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

In this book, readers will gain a deep understanding of the distinct characteristics and intricate formation mechanisms behind each type of diamond.

This textbook provides an introduction to the field of mineral economics and its use in understanding the behaviour of mineral commodity markets and in assessing both public and corporate policies in this important economic sector.

This volume illustrates some of the significant aspects of magmatic activity from Devonian (408 million years ago) to early Permian (270 million years ago) times in SW England.

The extraordinary growth of the computer and semiconductor industries and the increasing consumption of indium in these technologies in recent years have placed major constraints on current and future reserves of this metal.

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 mineral resources science.

Das Praktikum der Analytischen Geochemie behandelt die quantitative Analyse von natürlichen und anthropogenen Substanzen mittels chemisch-instrumenteller Verfahren.

The book is a thoughtful discussion with scientists studying convergent plate boundaries such as the well-known, active India-Eurasia collision zone.

On February 19, 1973, five centuries have elapsed since the birth of Nicolaus Coperni- cus - the greatest astronomer of the Renaissance period - who rediscovered for us the heliocentric model of the solar system, and documented it by his life's work in such a manner as to make its concept a permanent property of mankind.

This book examines the abilities of new machine learning models for predicting ore grade in mining engineering.

The modem geological sciences are characterized by extraordinarily rapid prog- ress, as well as by the development and application of numerous new and refined methods, most of them handling an enormous amount of data available from all the continents and oceans.

This classic textbook is an introduction to the systematics and the use of stable isotopes in geosciences.

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

Few knowledgeable people would deny that the field of mineral exploration is facing some difficult times in the foreseeable future.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 3rd International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference (IPPTC 2019).

Taking a new global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective.

Low-Grade Metamorphism explores processes and transformations in rocks during the early stages of metamorphic recrystallization.

Seismic Data Analysis Techniques in Hydrocarbon Exploration explains the fundamental concepts and skills used to acquire seismic data in the oil industry and the step-by-step techniques necessary to extract the sections that trap hydrocarbons as well as seismic data interpretation skills.

The last fifteen years have witnessed an amazing development of petrology.

30% discount for members of The Mineralogical Society of Britain and IrelandThis text covers the range of microanalytical techniques available for the analysis of geological samples, principally in research applications.

Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from geological, environmental and economic perspectives.

The origin of granite has for long fascinated geologists though serious debate on the topic may be said to date from a famous meeting of the Geological Society of France in 1847.

In the last two decades it was demonstrated that, in addition to masses and charges, magnetic moments of nuclei are able to influence remarkably chemical reactions.

This volume follows a Specialized Symposium on "e;Mantle denudation in slow spreading ridges and in ophiolites"e;, held at the XII EUG Meeting in Strasbourg, spring 1993.

This book presents fundamental experimental data and experiment-based theoretical conclusions on, as well as physico-chemical models of, the natural hydrothermal, metasomatic, metamorphic, magmatic and ore-producing processes in the Earth's crust, upper mantle, transition zone and lower mantle.

Although some handbooks on the microscopic identi- In Part I the concept of heavy mineral analysis is fication of heavy mineral grains are available, a introduced and the relative significance of factors comprehensive manual illustrated in colour has not affecting heavy mineral assemblages is discussed.

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

International Kimberlite Conferences (IKCs) are special events that are held across the world once in four to five years.