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Earth materials by Kevin Hefferan and John O'Brien

By:

Hefferan, Kevin

Contributor(s):

O'Brien, John

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. West Sussex :PDescription: viii, 608 pISBN:

9781405144339

Subject(s):

AR
Geology

DDC classification:

550 HEF-E

Contents:

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference	Library, SPAB A-1	Reference Collection	550 HEF-E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		002608

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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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