Minerals and Rocks
by J. Richard Wilson
Publisher: BookBoon 2010
ISBN-13: 9788776816476
Number of pages: 163
Description:
After a brief introduction to the Rock Cycle, this text presents the physical properties of minerals and an introduction to crystallography. The most important rock-forming minerals are then dealt with in a systematic way, followed by the three main rock groups - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(9.8MB, PDF)
Similar books
Introduction to Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systemsby Mike Howard, Darcy Howard - Rockhounding Arkansas
Crystallography is a fascinating division of the entire study of mineralogy. We hope to bring you to a greater appreciation of natural mineral crystals and their forms by giving you some background and understanding into the world of crystallography.
(12990 views)
Apatites and their Synthetic Analoguesby Petr Ptacek (ed.) - InTech
Apatite-type minerals and their synthetic analogues are of interest of many industrial branches and scientific disciplines. This book provides a basic overview of general knowledges of this topic in order to provide the comprehensive survey ...
(5621 views)
Creation of the Teton Landscapeby J. D. Love, John C. Reed - Grand Teton Natural History Association
This booklet discusses how geologic phenomena are responsible for the magnificent scenery of the Teton region. It is a colorfully illustrated look at the park's geologic makeup, includes colorful back-cover fold-out geologic map of the park.
(5077 views)
Tectonics: Recent Advancesby Evgenii Sharkov (ed.) - InTech
This book is devoted to different aspects of modern geodynamic processes. The text covers up-to-date materials of detailed geological-geophysical investigations, which can help understand the essence of mechanisms of different tectonic processes.
(9328 views)