Earth's Materials: Minerals and Rocks.

Sen, Gautam:

ISBN 10: 0130812951 / ISBN 13: 9780130812957

Published by Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River (New Jersey), 2001

About this Item

542 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, (542 pp. with a lot of figures), 0130812951 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1220 4°, (4vo), Original-Pappband (Hardcover), sehr gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar, (very good copy),

Seller Inventory # 61900

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Earth's Materials: Minerals and Rocks.
• Publisher: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River (New Jersey)
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130812951
• ISBN 13: 9780130812957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 1220 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geologie: Gesteinskunde / Mineralogie

About this title

Synopsis

This comprehensive volume, covering all aspects of mineralogy, optical mineralogy and petrology addresses the recent and dramatic shift in geological focus from a hard rock emphasis to an environmental orientation. The text blends descriptive aspects with theory and quantitative analysis and details the exciting new developments in the study of earth materials. Text covers all aspects of minerals, Optical Mineralogy and Petrology. For those interested in a one-volume source covering the important scientific aspects of both minerals and rocks.

About the Author

Gautam Sen received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas and after a Post-doctoral fellowship with Professor Gary Ernst (then at UCLA) joined the faculty of Florida International University. He served as a Program Officer with the Ocean Sciences Division of National Science Foundation and is currently Chair of Earth Sciences at Florida International University.