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Earth Materials

Textbook
By: Kevin Hefferan(Author), John O'Brien(Author)
688 pages, illustrations
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Earth Materials
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  • Earth Materials ISBN: 9781119512172 Edition: 2 Paperback May 2022 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 6 days
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About this book

Earth materials encompass the minerals, rocks, soil and water that constitute our planet and the physical, chemical and biological processes that produce them. Since the expansion of computer technology in the last two decades of the twentieth century, many universities have compressed or eliminated individual course offerings such as mineralogy, optical mineralogy, igneous petrology, sedimentology and metamorphic petrology and replaced them with Earth materials courses. Earth materials courses have become an essential curricular component in the fields of geology, geoscience, Earth science, and many related areas of study. This textbook is designed to address the needs of a one- or two-semester Earth materials course, as well as individuals who want or need an expanded background in minerals, rocks, soils and water resources.

Earth Materials provides:
- Comprehensive descriptive analysis of Earth materials
- Colour graphics and insightful text in a logical integrated format
- Field examples and regional relationships with graphics that illustrate concepts discussed
- Examples of how concepts discussed can be used to address real-world issues
- Contemporary references from current scientific journals related to developments in Earth materials research
- Summative discussions of how Earth materials are interrelated with other science and non-science fields of study
- Additional resources, including detailed descriptions of major rock-forming minerals and keys for identifying minerals using macroscopic and/or optical methods, are available online.

Earth Materials is an innovative, visually appealing, informative and readable textbook that addresses the full spectrum of Earth materials.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Earth Materials and The Geosphere
2. Atoms, Elements, Bonds and Coordination Polyhedra
3. Atomic Substitution, Phase Diagrams and Isotopes
4. Crystallography
5. Mineral Properties and Rock-Forming Minerals
6. Optical Identification of Minerals
7. Igneous Rock Texture, Composition and Classification
8. Magma and Intrusive Structures
9. Volcanic Features and Landforms
10. Igneous Rock Associations
11. Weathering, Sediment Production and Soils
12. The Sedimentary Cycle: Erosion, Transportation, Deposition, Sedimentary Structures and Environments
13. Detrital Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
14. Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks
15. Metamorphism
16. Metamorphism: Stress, Deformation and Structures
17. Texture and Classification of Metamorphic Rocks
18. Metamorphic Zones, Facies and Facies Series
19. Mineral Resources and Hazards

Index

Customer Reviews

Biography

Kevin Hefferan is a professor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. John O'Brien (retired) was a professor at New Jersey City University.

Textbook
By: Kevin Hefferan(Author), John O'Brien(Author)
688 pages, illustrations
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Media reviews

The textbook is comprehensive in some respects; there are two and a half pages on luster and streak, and many minerals are documented that 99.9% of earth scientists will never encounter. (Geological Magazine, 2011)

"There is a pressing need for a single book that compresses the most significant aspects of material previously presented in multiple standard rigorous courses to meet the generally less demanding requirements of much of today's job market. Hefferan and O'Brien have accomplished this task with Earth Materials. This work should fill an important niche for lower- to intermediate- level earth and/or environmental science courses." ("CHOICE", January 2011)

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