Earth Materials (eBook)

Kevin Hefferan is the author of Earth Materials, published by Wiley.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. Earth materials and the geosphere.

2. Atoms, elements, bonds and coordination polyhedra.

3 Atomic substitution, phase diagrams and isotopes.

4. Crystallography.

5. Mineral properties and rock-forming minerals.

6. Optical identification of minerals.

7. Classification of igneous rocks.

8. Magma and intrusive structures.

9. Volcanic features and landforms.

10. Igneous rock associations.

11. The sedimentary cycle: erosion, transportation, deposition
and sedimentary structures.

12. Weathering, sediment production and soils.

13. Detrital sediments and sedimentary rocks.

14. Biochemical sedimentary rocks.

15. Metamorphism.

16. Metamorphism: stress, deformation and structures.

17. Texture and classification of metamorphic rocks.

18. Metamorphic zones, facies and facies series.

19. Mineral resources and hazards.

References.

Index.

Periodic table.

List of elements.

"In recent years an increasing number of geoscience departments
have elected to combine their introductory mineralogy and petrology
courses into a single, one-term "earth materials" course. As a
result there has been a need for a textbook that integrates both
topics, and this is the niche that Hefferan and O'Brien seek
to fill with Earth Materials. Their book provides a
clearly written and well-illustrated overview of mineralogy and
petrology that is suitable for an undergraduate audience." (Jeffrey
H. Tepper, American Mineralogist, Volume 97, 2012)

"There is a pressing need for a single book that compresses the
most significant aspects of material previously presented in
multiple standard rigorous courses to meet the generally less
demanding requirements of much of today's job market.
Hefferan and O'Brien have accomplished this task with Earth
Materials. This work should fill an important niche for
lower- to intermediate- level earth and/or environmental science
courses." (CHOICE, January 2011)