Geology

For the past 3.8 billion years, the geochemistry of the Earth's surface - its atmosphere, waters and exposed crust - has been determined by the presence of biota. Photosynthetic organisms exposed the Earth's surface to oxygen, denitrifying bacteria have...

"Geotechnical Compendium I" provides a collection of the best articles from the year 2000. The papers, selected by the Editors, are taken from the following journals:Computers and GeotechnicsGeotextiles and GeomembranesInternational Journal of Rock...

Over 1000 people have attended the three-day course on which this book is based since it was instituted in 1981 by JAPEC (Joint Association for Petroleum Exploration Courses). Key topics covered in this book are: the underlaying rationale for...

Chalk is the most important source of fresh water in North-West Europe: more than eight million cubic metres of water are pumped daily from the aquifier. This work presents an authoritative survey of the origin, sedimentology, and hydraulic properties of...

The modern world is characterized by a seemingly endless array of possibilities, thanks in large part to the advancement of technology. However, this very same technology has also created a dilemma, as individuals must now grapple with the concepts of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780878425471Author James W SkehanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Mountain Press Publishing CompanyPublisher Mountain Press Publishing...

In any agricultural nation, a multitude of agricultural products are cultivated in large quantities, and to manage such quantities during harvest, post-harvest processing, and transportation, various types of equipment are necessary.When designing...

Lands of extremes, contrasts and constant change, deserts cover a quarter of our planet's land area and are home to some half a billion people. 'The desert' as an idea has long captured the Western imagination, but too often in ways that fail to grasp...

Two decades after its first publication, ""Roadside Kansas"" remains the premier guide to the geology, natural resources, landmarks, and landscapes along nine of the Sunflower State's major highways. During that span, however, many aspects of the Kansas...

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By the year 2000, the population worldwide at risk from volcanic hazards is likely to increase to about half a billion. Since 1980, significant advances have been made in volcano monitoring, data from which provide the sole scientific basis for eruption...

The interior of our planet is one of the last 'terra incognita'. Its chemical composition and onion-like structure of solid rocks and rare minerals make it a fascinating object. It is primarily its dynamic that makes Earth such a singular object in the...

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The silicate mantle and its dynamics have controlled the Earth's internal cooling for over four billion years. Today, these dynamics are rather slow, but this was not always the case: shortly after the core/mantle separation, this reservoir was...

This book presents a guide of optical mineralogy for beginners and microscopists who need to brush up their knowledge. It allows the fast identification of common rock-forming minerals in a thin section using a polarized light microscope and transmitted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781333507800Author Imperial Mineral Resources BureauFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Forgotten BooksPublisher Forgotten BooksWeight(grams)...

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This book contains five selected chapters which provide an overview of transition metals. Chapter One explores transition metal based cathode materials for lithium-ion cells. Chapter Two reviews recent advances on the functionalization of 4-quinolone...

This book explains the role of geology as the basis of sustainability. It discusses how humans have altered natural balances and the unique dimensions that geology brings to understanding sustainability. Focused on humans' activities in shaping urban...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780878426003Author David P HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 345Imprint Mountain Press Publishing CompanyPublisher Mountain Press Publishing...

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Introduction to Mining Geostatistics: Intuitive Applications with Excel and R is a practical and accessible guide to geostatistical techniques in mineral exploration, with a strong focus on reserves estimation. Designed for students, researchers, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781119654469Author Subhashis MallickFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint American Geophysical UnionPublisher American Geophysical Union

Laurence Mitchell uncovers the stories that flint has to tell us in this celebratory journey through the natural and cultural history of the stone. The East of England is characterised by the flint that makes up its world-famous architecture, beaches...

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The epic stories of our planet's 4.54-billion-year history are written in strata-ages-old remnants of ancient seafloors, desert dunes, and riverbeds striping canyon walls and cliffsides all around us. These layers of rock help geologists piece together...

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Toba, the name of a simple farmer from an ancient legend in a remote land, was given to a lake, a people, a volcanic crater, and recently a Geopark. The name has many meanings, but to scientists such as volcanologists, geologists, and naturalists, Toba...

A biologist's firsthand account of the hunt for life beneath earth's surface-and how new discoveries are challenging our most basic assumptions about the nature of life on EarthLife thrives in the deepest, darkest recesses of Earth's crust-from methane...

As in the original edition of 1988, this book covers the principles and practice of argon isotopic dating, a technique that has been used to determine the numerical age of the Earth. The greater precision of the 40Ar/39Ar method allows scientists to test...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780365875246Author California Department of Water ResourcesFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Forgotten BooksPublisher Forgotten BooksWeight(grams)...

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Global geochemical cycles are the processes that control the chemical composition of the environment, particularly the ocean and the atmosphere. The emphasis in this book is on the theory of global geochemical calculation, the methods used to calculate...

Within the last decade, the high and continuing demand for gold has prompted a global gold rush on a scale never before seen, not even in the heady days of Ballarat, California and the Yukon. Gold is being sought on every continent and, with very few...

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This richly illustrated book provides a regionally focused overview about the landscapes and landforms of France. It is divided into two parts: the first chapters deal with the broad geology and geomorphology in the context of the present geomorphology...

This open access book presents the evaluation of undiscovered oil and gas resources and reserves growth in 468 basins around the world, as well as the potential of unconventional recoverable resources of seven types, including shale oil, heavy oil, oil...

Biodegradation is a key phenomen among environmental processes. Low degradation rates lead to the persistence of chemicals in the environment and, as a consequence, to delayed or long-term effects, which may be even unknown by now. In this volume the...