Pyrite : a natural history of fool's gold / / David Rickard
| Pyrite : a natural history of fool's gold / / David Rickard |
| Autore | Rickard David T (David Terence), <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 549/.32 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Pyrites
Pyrites - History Mineralogy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-755948-4
0-19-020369-2 0-19-020368-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Pyrite; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Prologue; Plates; 1 Foole's Gold; So What Do You Do?; Foole's Gold; Fool's Gold as Pyrite; Pyrite and the Founding of Canada; Frobisher's Scam; Pyrite and the Founding of the United States of America; Fool's Gold in the Modern World; 2 Pyrite and the Origins of Civilization; The Gods of Fire; The Origins of Human Culture; The Earliest Chemical Industry; Big Pharma; Pyrite and the Origins of the Modern Arms Industry; Pyrite Feeds the World; Pyrite, Civilization, and Culture; 3 What Is Pyrite?; The Importance of Names
Classical OriginsMarcasite and the Arab Interlude; Late Medieval Confusion; Renaissance Revisions; The Iron Mystery; Renaissance Clarification; Elements and Minerals; Berthollet Redux; 4 Crystals and Atoms; Introduction; Pyrite Habits; Pyrite and the Foundations of X-Ray Crystallography; Pyrite Structure: Counting Atoms; Cubes and Atoms; Dodecahedra Exist, Almost; Octahedra and How Pyrite Crystals Grow; Pyrite Raspberries; Designer Pyrite; 5 Hell and Black Smokers; Ancient Ideas of Mineral Formation; Pyrite and Volcanoes; Pyrite and the Problem of Geologic Time Pyrite and the Origin of the Earth's Interior HeatPyrite in Geothermal Springs; Deep-Ocean Hydrothermal Vents; Black Smoker Chimneys and Massive Pyrite Deposits; Massive Pyrite Deposits as Fossil Hydrothermal Systems; 6 Microbes and Minerals; Rotten Eggs; Blue Mud; Source of Hydrogen Sulfide; Bacteria Hold the Key; Bacteria and Pyrite; Pyrite Isotopes; 7 Acid Earth; Chemical Pyrite Oxidation; Microbial Pyrite Oxidation; Acid Rivers; Eternal Fires; Acid Rain; Smog; Acid Sulfate Soils; Acidogene; 8 Pyrite and the Global Environment; Pyrite Formation and Burial Pyrite as a Key Component of the Earth SystemDeath Zones in the Unfriendly Sea; Pyrite Formation and the Evolution of Life; Pyrite Sulfur Isotope Signatures and the Silver Bullet; Other Earths; 9 Pyrite and the Origins of Life; Abiogenesis; The Iron-Sulfur World; The Oldest Pyrite; The Frankenstein Experiment; Pyrite and the Synthesis of Biomolecules; Pyrite and the Earliest Organisms; Pyrite, Biofilms, and Ancient Lagoons; 10 Full Circle; Pyrite, Alchemy, and Metal Extraction; Pyrite and the Electronics Industry; The Pyrite Resolution Board; Pyrite, Free Radicals, and Life Extraterrestrial PyriteNot So Foolish Gold; Epilogue; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464175203321 |
Rickard David T (David Terence), <1943->
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pyrite : a natural history of fool's gold / / David Rickard
| Pyrite : a natural history of fool's gold / / David Rickard |
| Autore | Rickard David T (David Terence), <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 549/.32 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Pyrites
Pyrites - History Mineralogy |
| ISBN |
0-19-755948-4
0-19-020369-2 0-19-020368-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Pyrite; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Prologue; Plates; 1 Foole's Gold; So What Do You Do?; Foole's Gold; Fool's Gold as Pyrite; Pyrite and the Founding of Canada; Frobisher's Scam; Pyrite and the Founding of the United States of America; Fool's Gold in the Modern World; 2 Pyrite and the Origins of Civilization; The Gods of Fire; The Origins of Human Culture; The Earliest Chemical Industry; Big Pharma; Pyrite and the Origins of the Modern Arms Industry; Pyrite Feeds the World; Pyrite, Civilization, and Culture; 3 What Is Pyrite?; The Importance of Names
Classical OriginsMarcasite and the Arab Interlude; Late Medieval Confusion; Renaissance Revisions; The Iron Mystery; Renaissance Clarification; Elements and Minerals; Berthollet Redux; 4 Crystals and Atoms; Introduction; Pyrite Habits; Pyrite and the Foundations of X-Ray Crystallography; Pyrite Structure: Counting Atoms; Cubes and Atoms; Dodecahedra Exist, Almost; Octahedra and How Pyrite Crystals Grow; Pyrite Raspberries; Designer Pyrite; 5 Hell and Black Smokers; Ancient Ideas of Mineral Formation; Pyrite and Volcanoes; Pyrite and the Problem of Geologic Time Pyrite and the Origin of the Earth's Interior HeatPyrite in Geothermal Springs; Deep-Ocean Hydrothermal Vents; Black Smoker Chimneys and Massive Pyrite Deposits; Massive Pyrite Deposits as Fossil Hydrothermal Systems; 6 Microbes and Minerals; Rotten Eggs; Blue Mud; Source of Hydrogen Sulfide; Bacteria Hold the Key; Bacteria and Pyrite; Pyrite Isotopes; 7 Acid Earth; Chemical Pyrite Oxidation; Microbial Pyrite Oxidation; Acid Rivers; Eternal Fires; Acid Rain; Smog; Acid Sulfate Soils; Acidogene; 8 Pyrite and the Global Environment; Pyrite Formation and Burial Pyrite as a Key Component of the Earth SystemDeath Zones in the Unfriendly Sea; Pyrite Formation and the Evolution of Life; Pyrite Sulfur Isotope Signatures and the Silver Bullet; Other Earths; 9 Pyrite and the Origins of Life; Abiogenesis; The Iron-Sulfur World; The Oldest Pyrite; The Frankenstein Experiment; Pyrite and the Synthesis of Biomolecules; Pyrite and the Earliest Organisms; Pyrite, Biofilms, and Ancient Lagoons; 10 Full Circle; Pyrite, Alchemy, and Metal Extraction; Pyrite and the Electronics Industry; The Pyrite Resolution Board; Pyrite, Free Radicals, and Life Extraterrestrial PyriteNot So Foolish Gold; Epilogue; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788167803321 |
Rickard David T (David Terence), <1943->
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pyrite : a natural history of fool's gold / / David Rickard
| Pyrite : a natural history of fool's gold / / David Rickard |
| Autore | Rickard David T (David Terence), <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 549/.32 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Pyrites
Pyrites - History Mineralogy |
| ISBN |
0-19-755948-4
0-19-020369-2 0-19-020368-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Pyrite; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Prologue; Plates; 1 Foole's Gold; So What Do You Do?; Foole's Gold; Fool's Gold as Pyrite; Pyrite and the Founding of Canada; Frobisher's Scam; Pyrite and the Founding of the United States of America; Fool's Gold in the Modern World; 2 Pyrite and the Origins of Civilization; The Gods of Fire; The Origins of Human Culture; The Earliest Chemical Industry; Big Pharma; Pyrite and the Origins of the Modern Arms Industry; Pyrite Feeds the World; Pyrite, Civilization, and Culture; 3 What Is Pyrite?; The Importance of Names
Classical OriginsMarcasite and the Arab Interlude; Late Medieval Confusion; Renaissance Revisions; The Iron Mystery; Renaissance Clarification; Elements and Minerals; Berthollet Redux; 4 Crystals and Atoms; Introduction; Pyrite Habits; Pyrite and the Foundations of X-Ray Crystallography; Pyrite Structure: Counting Atoms; Cubes and Atoms; Dodecahedra Exist, Almost; Octahedra and How Pyrite Crystals Grow; Pyrite Raspberries; Designer Pyrite; 5 Hell and Black Smokers; Ancient Ideas of Mineral Formation; Pyrite and Volcanoes; Pyrite and the Problem of Geologic Time Pyrite and the Origin of the Earth's Interior HeatPyrite in Geothermal Springs; Deep-Ocean Hydrothermal Vents; Black Smoker Chimneys and Massive Pyrite Deposits; Massive Pyrite Deposits as Fossil Hydrothermal Systems; 6 Microbes and Minerals; Rotten Eggs; Blue Mud; Source of Hydrogen Sulfide; Bacteria Hold the Key; Bacteria and Pyrite; Pyrite Isotopes; 7 Acid Earth; Chemical Pyrite Oxidation; Microbial Pyrite Oxidation; Acid Rivers; Eternal Fires; Acid Rain; Smog; Acid Sulfate Soils; Acidogene; 8 Pyrite and the Global Environment; Pyrite Formation and Burial Pyrite as a Key Component of the Earth SystemDeath Zones in the Unfriendly Sea; Pyrite Formation and the Evolution of Life; Pyrite Sulfur Isotope Signatures and the Silver Bullet; Other Earths; 9 Pyrite and the Origins of Life; Abiogenesis; The Iron-Sulfur World; The Oldest Pyrite; The Frankenstein Experiment; Pyrite and the Synthesis of Biomolecules; Pyrite and the Earliest Organisms; Pyrite, Biofilms, and Ancient Lagoons; 10 Full Circle; Pyrite, Alchemy, and Metal Extraction; Pyrite and the Electronics Industry; The Pyrite Resolution Board; Pyrite, Free Radicals, and Life Extraterrestrial PyriteNot So Foolish Gold; Epilogue; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817893403321 |
Rickard David T (David Terence), <1943->
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sulfide mineralogy and geochemistry / / editor, David J. Vaughan
| Sulfide mineralogy and geochemistry / / editor, David J. Vaughan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chantilly, Virginia : , : The Mineralogical Society of America, , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 714 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 549/.32 |
| Collana | Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry |
| Soggetto topico |
Sulfides
Geochemistry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-5015-0949-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 1. Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Introduction and Overview / Vaughan, David J. -- 2. Crystal Structures of Sulfides and Other Chalcogenides / Makovicky, Emil -- 3. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Sulfides / Pearce, Carolyn I. / Pattrick, Richard A.D. / Vaughan, David J. -- 4. Spectroscopic Studies of Sulfides / Wincott, Paul L. / Vaughan, David J. -- 5. Chemical Bonding in Sulfide Minerals / Vaughan, David J. / Rosso, Kevin M. -- 6. Thermochemistry of Sulfide Mineral Solutions / Sack, Richard O. / Ebel, Denton S. -- 7. Phase Equilibria at High Temperatures / Fleet, Michael E. -- 8. Metal Sulfide Complexes and Clusters / Rickard, David / Luther, George W. -- 9. Sulfide Mineral Surfaces / Rosso, Kevin M. / Vaughan, David J. -- 10. Reactivity of Sulfide Mineral Surfaces / Rosso, Kevin M. / Vaughan, David J. -- 11. Sulfide Mineral Precipitation from Hydrothermal Fluids / Reed, Mark H. / Palandri, James -- 12. Sulfur Isotope Geochemistry of Sulfide Minerals / Seal, Robert R. -- 13. Sulfides in Biosystems / Pósfai, Mihály / Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466623703321 |
| Chantilly, Virginia : , : The Mineralogical Society of America, , [2006] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sulfide mineralogy and geochemistry / / editor, David J. Vaughan
| Sulfide mineralogy and geochemistry / / editor, David J. Vaughan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chantilly, Virginia : , : The Mineralogical Society of America, , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 714 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 549/.32 |
| Collana | Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry |
| Soggetto topico |
Sulfides
Geochemistry |
| ISBN | 1-5015-0949-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 1. Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Introduction and Overview / Vaughan, David J. -- 2. Crystal Structures of Sulfides and Other Chalcogenides / Makovicky, Emil -- 3. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Sulfides / Pearce, Carolyn I. / Pattrick, Richard A.D. / Vaughan, David J. -- 4. Spectroscopic Studies of Sulfides / Wincott, Paul L. / Vaughan, David J. -- 5. Chemical Bonding in Sulfide Minerals / Vaughan, David J. / Rosso, Kevin M. -- 6. Thermochemistry of Sulfide Mineral Solutions / Sack, Richard O. / Ebel, Denton S. -- 7. Phase Equilibria at High Temperatures / Fleet, Michael E. -- 8. Metal Sulfide Complexes and Clusters / Rickard, David / Luther, George W. -- 9. Sulfide Mineral Surfaces / Rosso, Kevin M. / Vaughan, David J. -- 10. Reactivity of Sulfide Mineral Surfaces / Rosso, Kevin M. / Vaughan, David J. -- 11. Sulfide Mineral Precipitation from Hydrothermal Fluids / Reed, Mark H. / Palandri, James -- 12. Sulfur Isotope Geochemistry of Sulfide Minerals / Seal, Robert R. -- 13. Sulfides in Biosystems / Pósfai, Mihály / Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793290403321 |
| Chantilly, Virginia : , : The Mineralogical Society of America, , [2006] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sulfide mineralogy and geochemistry / / editor, David J. Vaughan
| Sulfide mineralogy and geochemistry / / editor, David J. Vaughan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chantilly, Virginia : , : The Mineralogical Society of America, , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 714 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 549/.32 |
| Collana | Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry |
| Soggetto topico |
Sulfides
Geochemistry |
| ISBN | 1-5015-0949-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 1. Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Introduction and Overview / Vaughan, David J. -- 2. Crystal Structures of Sulfides and Other Chalcogenides / Makovicky, Emil -- 3. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Sulfides / Pearce, Carolyn I. / Pattrick, Richard A.D. / Vaughan, David J. -- 4. Spectroscopic Studies of Sulfides / Wincott, Paul L. / Vaughan, David J. -- 5. Chemical Bonding in Sulfide Minerals / Vaughan, David J. / Rosso, Kevin M. -- 6. Thermochemistry of Sulfide Mineral Solutions / Sack, Richard O. / Ebel, Denton S. -- 7. Phase Equilibria at High Temperatures / Fleet, Michael E. -- 8. Metal Sulfide Complexes and Clusters / Rickard, David / Luther, George W. -- 9. Sulfide Mineral Surfaces / Rosso, Kevin M. / Vaughan, David J. -- 10. Reactivity of Sulfide Mineral Surfaces / Rosso, Kevin M. / Vaughan, David J. -- 11. Sulfide Mineral Precipitation from Hydrothermal Fluids / Reed, Mark H. / Palandri, James -- 12. Sulfur Isotope Geochemistry of Sulfide Minerals / Seal, Robert R. -- 13. Sulfides in Biosystems / Pósfai, Mihály / Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814578003321 |
| Chantilly, Virginia : , : The Mineralogical Society of America, , [2006] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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