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In this edition, most of the commonly occurring minerals of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks are discussed in terms of structure, chemistry, optical and other physical properties, distinguishing features and paragenesis. Important correlations between these aspects of mineralogy are emphasized wherever possible. The content of each section has been updated where needed in the light of published research over the 21 years between editions. Tables of over 200 chemical analyses and formulae are included and a number of older entries have been replaced by more recent examples.Major new features: Entirely new views of crystal structures in perspective using CrystalMaker colour images; Free CrystalViewer interactive CD with 100 mineral structures included (or download the updated special edition of Crystal Viewer DHZ edition available exclusively here.) Over 60 colour photographs of minerals in thin sections of rocks under the petrological microscope Considerably expanded treatment of feldspar and zeolite minerals Mineral identification table based on birefringence and listing other properties Colour strip with appropriate interference colours and birefringences for the main rock-forming mineralsThis book will be useful to undergraduate students of mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry, especially those at third or fourth year, engaged in more advanced courses or specialized projects, and also as a reference work for students for Masters degrees by taught courses or research. For doctorate students, and research workers in the Earth Sciences as well as those in Materials Science and other related disciplines, this work can be useful as a condensed version of the very extensive treatment presented in the volumes of the DHZ Series Rock-Forming Minerals, second edition.

El Mar Mediterraneo - Ii/1 Hofrichter, R. La Guía sistemática y de identificación, el segundo volumen de los tres que forman El mar Mediterráneo, presenta la fauna y flora del Mediterráneo en toda su pluralidad y fascinacion. Lleno de graficos y fotografias en color, no solo ofrece un amplio panorama de los microorganismos, hongos, plantas y animales inferiores de este habitat marino, sino que sus minuciosas descripciones individuales permiten a biologos, buceadores y aficionados a la naturaleza clasificar miles de especies de los grupos mas diversos.

Orogenesis, the process of mountain building, occurs when two tectonic plates collide - either forcing material upwards to form mountain belts such as the Alps or Himalayas or causing one plate to be subducted below the other, resulting in volcanic mountain chains such as the Andes. Integrating the approaches of structural geology and metamorphism, this book provides an up-to-date overview of orogenic research and an introduction to the physico-chemical properties of mountain belts. Global examples are explored, the interactioning roles of temperature and deformation in the orogenic process are reviewed, and important new concepts such as channel flow are explained. This book provides a valuable introduction to this fast-moving field for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of structural geology, plate tectonics and geodynamics, and will also provide a vital overview of research for academics and researchers working in related fields including petrology geochemistry and sedimentology.

Coastal environments are arguably the most important and intensely used of all areas settled by humans. This comprehensive and in-depth book is an introduction to the environments and and processes that occur along the world's coastline.

The sea, the vast mass of water reflecting diverse colours and shades from the different sources of light it receives, holds so many secrets that it catches our interest and curiosity, among many other things.The exciting submarine world is so rich that it seems that during the creation of the planet, everything emerged from its waters and extended over the land, including the fresh water coursesfor those unable to live in salt water.

Este libro constituye una referencia básica para el ingeniero geólogo, el ingeniero geotecnico, el geólogo, el ingeniero civil y, en general, para los profesionales relacionados con cimentaciones, excavacion de taludes, tuneles, mineria, presas, obras de tierras, etc. Como libro de texto desarrolla un programa de estudios avanzados en ingenieria geologica, geologia aplicada y geotecnia. Se trata de un libro dirigido a estudiantes de segundo ciclo de la Licenciatura de Ciencias Geologicas, de las ingenierias de Caminos y de Minas, y de la nueva titulacion oficial de Ingenieria Geologica, que comenzo durante el curso 2001/02 en la UCM y en las universidades de Barcelona, Alicante, Oviedo o Granada, entre otras.