Rock & Minerals
eBook - PDF

Rock & Minerals

  1. 310 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Rock & Minerals

About this book

A textbook covering the essentials of crystallography, mineralogy, and the igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks for first year undergraduates. It is also suitable for A-level students.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Rocks and Minerals
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Brian Simpson
  6. Preface to Second Reprint
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1. The Structure of Matter
  9. Chapter 2. Crystallography
  10. Chapter 3. The Classification of Crystals
  11. Chapter 4. The Physical Properties of Minerals
  12. Chapter 5. The Rocks
  13. Chapter 6. Structure and Texture in Igneous Rocks
  14. Chapter 7. The Field Occurrence of Igneous Rocks
  15. Chapter 8. The Classification of the Igneous Rocks
  16. Chapter 9. The Rock Clans
  17. Chapter 10. The Syenite Clan
  18. Chapter 11. The Diorite Clan
  19. Chapter 12. The Gabbro Clan
  20. Chapter 13. The Ultrabasic Clan
  21. Chapter 14. Weathering
  22. Chapter 15. The Sedimentary Rocks
  23. Chapter 16. Structures in Sedimentary Rocks
  24. Chapter 17. The Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
  25. Chapter 18. The Calcareous Rocks
  26. Chapter 19. The Chemically Formed Sediments
  27. Chapter 20. The Carbonaceous Deposits
  28. Chapter 21. Pyroclastic Rocks
  29. Chapter 22. Metamorphism
  30. Bibliography
  31. Appendix
  32. FURTHER READING
  33. Index