Please note: a second edition has been announced.
&i;`The author has prepared a comprehensive and very useful introductory chemistry text for earth science students and I can strongly recommend it ... the paperback version is very good value.'&o; Mineralogical Magazine
Energy in geological processes; Equilibrium in geological systems; Kinetics of geological processes; Aqueous solutions in geology; Electrons in atoms; The periodic table; Chemical bonding and the properties of minerals; Silicate crystals and melts; Some geologically important elements; The elements in the Universe; Answers to exercises.
Reviews of the first edition:; The author has prepared a comprehensive and very useful introductory chemistry text for earth science students and I can strongly recommend it ... the paperback version is very good value. - Mineralogical Magazine; It sets new standards in diagrams, tables and summaries and, for the teacher, represents a mine of useful handout material. - Geological Magazine