Mineralogy category: 387 books
South Africa and the Global Hydrogen Economy
The Strategic Role of Platinum Group Metals
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
South Africa and the Global Hydrogen Economy is the publication of a MISTRA research project on the use of strategic minerals in the global putative hydrogen economy. The book highlights the global significance of platinum group metals (PGM) and explores the strategic opportunities that arise out...
by Roger Marjoribanks
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
This practical step-by-step guide describes the key geological field techniques needed by today's exploration geologists involved in the search for metallic deposits. The techniques described are fundamental to the collection, storage and presentation of geological data and their use to locate ore....
Redox
Fundamentals, Processes and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Few processes are as important for environmental geochemistry as the interplay between the oxidation and reduction of dissolved and solid species. The knowledge of the redox conditions is most important to predict the geochemical behaviour of a great number of components, the mobilities of which are...
Metals, Energy and Sustainability
The Story of Doctor Copper and King Coal
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2017
This book explains how and where copper and fossil fuels were formed and the likely future for the extraction of copper and coal. The colourful chronology of our efforts to extract metals from minerals and energy from fossil fuels is presented from earliest times until the present day. The difficult...
Seismic Data Interpretation and Evaluation for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production
A Practitioner’s Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
This book introduces readers to the field of seismic data interpretation and evaluation, covering themes such as petroleum exploration and high resolution seismic data. It helps geoscientists and engineers who are practitioners in this area to both understand and to avoid the potential pitfalls of...
Energy Resources in Africa
Distribution, Opportunities and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
This book provides information on the distribution of the available energy resources throughout the continent and how it is linked to the development of individual states. Africa is considered one of the poorest continents in the world, mainly because its development has historically depended on imported...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Fifty years after the adoption of the Declaration on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1962, this volume assesses the evolution of the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources into a principle of customary international...
Rare Earth Elements
A New Approach to the Nexus of Supply, Demand and Use: Exemplified along the Use of Neodymium in Permanent Magnets
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
This thesis deals with Rare Earth Elements (REE), especially with neodymium used in permanent magnets, from a very scientific basis by providing basic research data. Despite the fact that REE are newsworthy and very important elements for a considerable bandwidth of todays’ technologies, accompanied...
by John Bonner, Schele De Vere
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
A mid nineteenth century look at diamonds and other precious stones: Diamonds, Gems, Corals and Pearls. This short piece includes a brief history of some famous stones and a brief description of mining, diving and cutting of gems corals and pearls.
Gold!
Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
There are few books specifically on the history of gold and mining in Colorado, none on its current culture and almost none on modern day treasure hunters.
Will appeal to Reality TV fans interested in Gold Mining and History. Celebs profiled in the book include: Chad Watkins, gold prospector featured...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
The Earth is home to hidden gems, rocks and other natural wonders. This workbook will showcase some of them in the hopes of inspiring the young to learn. By making this book very attractive, a child will learn to love and reap the benefits of reading. Secure a copy today!
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
There’s a whole world of organisms that escape the naked eye. Take a small soil specimen and peek into the microscope. You will be surprised at the tiny creatures there. This knowledge will encourage kids to appreciate and respect the soil. After all, it sustains life on Earth. Open your eyes to the truth. Read this book today!
by H.G.F. Winkler
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
The first edition of this book was published in 1965 and its French translation in 1966. The revised second edition followed in 1967 and its Russian translation became available in 1969. Since then, many new petrographie observations and experimental data elucidating reactions in metamorphie rocks...
Gems and Jewelry Appraising
Techniques of Professional Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Only a few years ago, if you needed an appraisal of The revolution in the personal property appraisals gems and jewelry for any reason, you asked your local field (of which jewelry is a part) is a little more than a jeweler, who hastily scribbled a one-line handwritten decade old. There now exist...