Rock & Minerals
eBook - PDF

Rock & Minerals

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

Rock & Minerals

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

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.

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes, you can access Rock & Minerals by B. Simpson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Geology & Earth Sciences. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
1983
ISBN
9780080984117
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

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