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Principles and applications of geochemistry : a comprehensive textbook for geology students Gunter Faure

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Jersey Prentice-Hall ©1991 ©1998 Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 600 pagesISBN:
  • 0023364505
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE515 FAU
Contents:
I. PLANET EARTH IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM; 1. What Is Geochemistry?; 2. In the Beginning; 3. The Solar System; 4. Chemical Differentiation of the Earth: II. PRINCIPLES OF INORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; 5. The Electronic Structure of Atoms; 6. The Periodic Table and Atomic Weights; 7. Chemical Bonds, Ionic Radii, and Crystals; 8. Ionic Substitution in Crystals: III. AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY AND THE STABILITY OF MINERALS; 9. Acids and Bases; 10. Salts and Their Ions; 11. Thermodynamics; 12. Mineral Stability Diagrams; 13. Clay Minerals; 14. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions; 15. Rates of Geothermal Processes: IV. ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY AND MIXING; 16. Isotopic Geochronometers; 17. Isotope Fractionation; 18. Mixing and Dilution: V. APPLICATIONS OF GEOCHEMISTRY TO THE SOLUTION OF GLOBAL PROBLEMS; 19. Consequences of Chemical weathering; 20. The Chemical Composition of Surface Water; 21. Chemical Weathering of Mineral Deposits; 22. Geochemical Cycles; 23. Chemistry of the Atmosphere; 24. Environmental Geochemistry: Disposal of Radioactive Waste; 25. Effect of Environmental Lead on Human Health: Appendix 1. Useful Data Tables: Appendix 2. Standard Gibbs Free Energies (G f0) and Standard Enthalpies of Formation (H f0).
Summary: Designed to show students how to use chemical principles in solving geological problems, this text emphasizes a quantitative approach to problem solving and demonstrates how chemical principles control geologic processes in atomic and large-scale environments.
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Book Book Zvishavane Mining Sciences Library Open Shelf QE515 FAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 144043 Available BK128197

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. PLANET EARTH IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM; 1. What Is Geochemistry?; 2. In the Beginning; 3. The Solar System; 4. Chemical Differentiation of the Earth: II. PRINCIPLES OF INORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; 5. The Electronic Structure of Atoms; 6. The Periodic Table and Atomic Weights; 7. Chemical Bonds, Ionic Radii, and Crystals; 8. Ionic Substitution in Crystals: III. AQUEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY AND THE STABILITY OF MINERALS; 9. Acids and Bases; 10. Salts and Their Ions; 11. Thermodynamics; 12. Mineral Stability Diagrams; 13. Clay Minerals; 14. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions; 15. Rates of Geothermal Processes: IV. ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY AND MIXING; 16. Isotopic Geochronometers; 17. Isotope Fractionation; 18. Mixing and Dilution: V. APPLICATIONS OF GEOCHEMISTRY TO THE SOLUTION OF GLOBAL PROBLEMS; 19. Consequences of Chemical weathering;
20. The Chemical Composition of Surface Water; 21. Chemical Weathering of Mineral Deposits; 22. Geochemical Cycles; 23. Chemistry of the Atmosphere; 24. Environmental Geochemistry: Disposal of Radioactive Waste; 25. Effect of Environmental Lead on Human Health: Appendix 1. Useful Data Tables: Appendix 2. Standard Gibbs Free Energies (G f0) and Standard Enthalpies of Formation (H f0).

Designed to show students how to use chemical principles in solving geological problems, this text emphasizes a quantitative approach to problem solving and demonstrates how chemical principles control geologic processes in atomic and large-scale environments.

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