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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463593103321

Autore

Gill Robin <1944->

Titolo

Chemical fundamentals of geology and environmental geoscience / / Robin Gill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015

ISBN

1-118-95794-6

1-118-95793-8

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Wiley desktop editions

Disciplina

540.24/553

Soggetti

Chemistry

Geology

Geochemistry

Environmental geochemistry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous edition: Chemical fundamentals of geology (London ; Glascow : Weinheim : Chapman and Hall, 1996).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Energy in geochemical processes -- Equilibrium in geological systems -- Kinetics of earth processes -- Aqueous solutions and the hydrosphere -- Electrons in atoms -- What we can learn from the periodic table -- Chemical bonding and the properties of minerals -- Silicate crystals and melts -- Some geologically important elements -- What can we learn from isotopes? -- The elements in the universe.

Sommario/riassunto

Chemical principles are fundamental to the Earth sciences, and geoscience students increasingly require a firm grasp of basic chemistry to succeed in their studies. The enlarged third edition of this highly regarded textbook introduces the student to such 'geo-relevant' chemistry, presented in the same lucid and accessible style as earlier editions, but the new edition has been strengthened in its coverage of environmental geoscience and incorporates a new chapter introducing isotope geochemistry.  The book comprises three broad sections. The first (Chapters 1-4) deals with the basic physical