Geology category: 1681 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The articles in this volume were selected from a series of reports delivered in the So viet Union at Yaroslavl during the International Seminar "Super-deep drilling and deep geophysical research", which was organized and held in August 1988 by the Ministry of Geology of the USSR, jointly...
by Gaston Tissandier
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
A learned mathematician of the seventeenth century, Ozanam by name, a member of the Academy of Sciences and author of several distinguished works, did not think it derogatory to his dignity to write, under the title of "Mathematical and Physical Recreations," a book designed for the amusement of youth,...
Structural Analysis and Synthesis
A Laboratory Course in Structural Geology
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2013
This widely used, highly readable introduction to structural analysis is specifically designed to support the laboratory work of undergraduates in structural geology courses.
The new third edition includes:
New and amended exercises and redrafted figures to improve clarity
A...
Metals and Society
An Introduction to Economic Geology
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
This book is a comprehensive overview of economic geology for the general geologist and anyone else interested in the minerals industry and the global supply of raw materials. It includes some thought-provoking statements and questions for discussion on globalisation and current practices in the...
Detrital Gypsum Forms in the Nigerian (Southern) Sector of Chad Basin: A Criteria for interpretation in Nigeria's inland basins
Implication of Detrital Gypsum Forms in Sedimentary Basins
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2007 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Geology, Mineralogy, Soil Science, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (School of Science), course: Geology, language: English, abstract: The upper beds of Coniacian to early Maastrichtian Fika Shales are exposed...
by Guochun Zhao
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2013
The North China Craton is one of the oldest cratonic blocks in the world, containing rocks as old as 3.85 billion years. Focusing on Neoarchean mantle plumes and Paleoproterozoic plate tectonics, this book combines the results from modern geological research to provide you with a detailed synthesis...
Physical Geology of Shallow Magmatic Systems
Dykes, Sills and Laccoliths
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2018
This book offers a high-level summary of shallow magmatic systems (dykes, sills and laccoliths) to support geoscience master and PhD students, scientists and practicing professionals. The product of the LASI (Laccoliths and Sills conference) workshop, it comprises thematic sections written by one...
Soils in Canada
Geological, Pedological and Engineering Studies
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1961
This work originated in a Symposium forming part of the programme for Section IV (Geological Sciences including Mineralogy) of the Royal Society of Canada, which met at Queen's University, Kingston, in 1960. Of wide scope, it demonstrates the progress now being made in Canada in the study of its vast...
Physical Principles of Sedimentology
A Readable Textbook for Beginners and Experts
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Physical Principles of Sedimentology is a textbook devoted to the physics of sedimentological processes. The applicability of fundamental principles, such as Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Law of Conservation of Energy, First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, and of other physical relations in hydraulics...
Ore Deposits
Origin, Exploration, and Exploitation
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
The latest knowledge on mineral ore genesis and the exploration of ore deposits
Global demand for metals has risen considerably over the past decade. Geologists are developing new approaches for studying ore deposits and discovering new sources. Ore Deposits: Origin, Exploration, and Exploitation...
3-D Structural Geology
A Practical Guide to Surface and Subsurface Map Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
This is a handbook of practical techniques for making the best possible interpretation of geological structures at the map scale and for extracting the maximum amount of information from surface and subsurface maps. Quantitative methods are emphasized throughout and analytical solutions are given....
Active Global Seismology
Neotectonics and Earthquake Potential of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Neotectonics involves the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust that are current or recent in geologic time. The Mediterranean region is one of the most important regions for neotectonics and related natural hazards. This volume focuses on the neotectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
This book presents a compilation of findings, review and original works, on the tectonic evolution and structural detail of several terrains in India. It captures the tectonic diversity of the Indian terrain, including tectonics of India's coastal areas, the tectonic evolution of Gondwana and Proterozoic...
Geology of Coal Deposits of South Limburg, The Netherlands
Including Adjacent German and Belgian Areas
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2019
This book offers an up-to-date overview of the coal deposits of South Limburg (Netherlands), the Aachen area (Germany), and the Campine area (Belgium). Although the amount of available literature on these coal deposits is quite vast, the majority of the texts date back to the mid-twentieth century,...