Earth Materials - Hardcover

Hefferan, Kevin; O′Brien, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405144335 ISBN 13: 9781405144339

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd), 2010

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Book by Hefferan Kevin OBrien John

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"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) "Earth Materials is a clearly written text well suited for an introductory-level undergraduate course in mineralogy and petrology." (Jeffrey H. Tepper, American Mineralogist, Volume 97, 2012)

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Minerals and rocks form the foundation of geologic studies. Excellent textbooks currently exist in mineralogy, igneous petrology, sedimentary petrology and metamorphic petrology. It is not our intention to compete with these textbooks. However, many universities have compressed separate mineralogy and petrology courses into a one- or two-semester Earth Materials course. Presently, no textbook adequately addresses the needs of an Earth Materials course. We have developed a textbook that encompasses the study of minerals, rocks as well as soil and water. This Earth Materials textbook is geared towards a one- or two-semester Earth Materials course, a combined mineralogy and petrology course, and can also be used by environmental scientists, engineering geologists, planners and laypersons interested in learning about minerals, rocks, soil and water in a comprehensive framework. We have attempted to create a readable, well illustrated textbook that is comprehensible and that weaves different disciplines into one cohesive fabric. Key features of this book include:* Equal coverage of mineralogy, sedimentary petrology, igneous petrology and metamorphic petrology* Copious field examples and regional relationships with graphics that illustrate the concepts discussed* Numerous case studies to show the uses of earth materials as resources and their fundamental role in our lives and the global economy, and their relation to natural and human-induced hazards* The integration of earth materials into a cohesive process-based earth systems framework*2 color throughout with a 64 pages 4 color section A companion website is available for this title at www.wiley.com/go/hefferan/earthmaterials.

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• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405144335
• ISBN 13: 9781405144339
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 624