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.