Minerals and rocks form the foundation of geologic studies. This new textbook has been written to address the needs of students at the increasing number of universities that have compressed separate mineralogy and petrology courses into a one- or two-semester Earth materials course.
Key features of this book include:
- equal coverage of mineralogy, sedimentary petrology, igneous petrology and metamorphic petrology;
- copious field examples and regional relationships with graphics that illustrate the concepts discussed;
- numerous case studies to show the uses of earth materials as resources and their fundamental role in our lives and the global economy, and their relation to natural and human-induced hazards;
- the integration of earth materials into a cohesive process-based earth systems framework;
- two color thoughout with 48 pages of four color.
Readership: students taking an earth materials, or combined mineralogy and petrology course in an earth science degree program. It will also be useful for environmental scientists, engineering geologists, and physical geographers who need to learn about minerals, rocks, soil and water in a comprehensive framework.
A companion website for this book is available at: www.wiley.com/go/hefferan/earthmaterials.
Minerals and rocks form the foundation of geologic studies. This
new textbook has been written to address the needs of students at
the increasing number of universities that have compressed separate
mineralogy and petrology courses into a one- or two-semester Earth
materials course.
Key features of this book include:
* equal coverage of mineralogy, sedimentary petrology, igneous
petrology and metamorphic petrology;
* copious field examples and regional relationships with graphics
that illustrate the concepts discussed;
* numerous case studies to show the uses of earth materials as
resources and their fundamental role in our lives and the global
economy, and their relation to natural and human-induced
hazards;
* the integration of earth materials into a cohesive
process-based earth systems framework;
* two color thoughout with 48 pages of four color.
Readership: students taking an earth materials, or
combined mineralogy and petrology course in an earth science degree
program. It will also be useful for environmental scientists,
engineering geologists, and physical geographers who need to learn
about minerals, rocks, soil and water in a comprehensive
framework.
A companion website for this book is available at: href="http://www.wiley.com/go/hefferan/earthmaterials">www.wiley.com/go/hefferan/earthmaterials.
