Earth Materials (Paperback)

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