Earth materials

Hefferan, Kevin

Earth materials by Kevin Hefferan and John O'Brien - West Sussex :P John Wiley & Sons, 2010. - viii, 608 p.

1. Earth materials and the geosphere --
2. Atoms, elements, bonds and coordination polyhedral --
3 Atomic substitution, phase diagrams and isotopes --
4. Crystallography --
5. Mineral properties and rock-forming minerals --
6. Optical identification of minerals --
7. Classification of igneous rocks --
8. Magma and intrusive structures --
9. Volcanic features and landforms --
10. Igneous rock associations --
11. The sedimentary cycle: erosion, transportation, deposition and sedimentary structures --
12. Weathering, sediment production and soils --
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.


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