Introduction to mineralogy and petrology /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
2020.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the author
- Preface
- List of acronyms
- General
- Minerals
- Metals/semimetals/nonmetals
- Measures
- 1 Minerals and rocks
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Importance of minerals, rocks, and soils to society
- 1.3 Minerals
- 1.3.1 Nonmetallic minerals
- 1.3.1.1 Alabaster
- 1.3.1.2 Amethyst
- 1.3.1.3 Andalusite
- 1.3.1.4 Calcite
- 1.3.1.5 Diamond
- 1.3.1.6 Fluorite
- 1.3.1.7 Garnet
- 1.3.1.8 Graphite
- 1.3.1.9 Gypsum
- 1.3.1.10 Halite
- 1.3.1.11 Lepidolite
- 1.3.1.12 Quartz
- 1.3.1.13 Sulfur
- 1.3.1.14 Topaz
- 1.3.1.15 Tourmaline
- 1.3.2 Metallic minerals
- 1.3.2.1 Native copper
- 1.3.2.2 Native gold
- 1.3.2.3 Native platinum
- 1.3.2.4 Native silver
- 1.3.2.5 Arsenopyrite
- 1.3.2.6 Azurite
- 1.3.2.7 Bauxite
- 1.3.2.8 Cassiterite
- 1.3.2.9 Cerussite
- 1.3.2.10 Chalcopyrite
- 1.3.2.11 Chromite
- 1.3.2.12 Cinnabar
- 1.3.2.13 Galena
- 1.3.2.14 Hematite
- 1.3.2.15 Malachite
- 1.3.2.16 Millerite
- 1.3.2.17 Pyrite
- 1.3.2.18 Pyrrhotite
- 1.3.2.19 Rhodochrosite
- 1.3.2.20 Scheelite
- 1.3.2.21 Skutterudite
- 1.3.2.22 Sperrylite
- 1.3.2.23 Sphalerite
- 1.3.2.24 Stibnite
- 1.3.2.25 Wolframite
- 1.4 Rocks
- 1.5 Mineral resources
- References
- 2 Extraterrestrial systems
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Definition
- 2.2.1 Universe
- 2.2.1.1 Theory of "Big Bang"
- 2.2.2 Galaxy
- 2.2.3 Stars
- 2.2.4 Planets and planetary systems
- 2.2.5 Satellites
- 2.2.6 Comets
- 2.2.7 Asteroids
- 2.2.7.1 Asteroid belt
- 2.2.7.2 Kuiper belt
- 2.2.8 Meteorites and stardust
- 2.3 The Sun
- 2.3.1 Solar System
- 2.3.2 Origin of the Solar System
- 2.3.2.1 Protoplanets hypothesis
- 2.3.2.2 Nebular hypotheses
- 2.4 Planetary formation: physical and chemical aspects
- 2.4.1 Mercury
- 2.4.2 Venus
- 2.4.3 Earth
- 2.4.3.1 Moon
- 2.4.3.1.1 Super Moon
- 2.4.3.1.2 Solar eclipse-new moon
- 2.4.3.1.3 Lunar eclipse
- full moon
- 2.4.4 Mars
- 2.4.5 Jupiter
- 2.4.5.1 Europa
- 2.4.5.2 Ganymede
- 2.4.5.3 Io
- 2.4.5.4 Callisto
- 2.4.6 Saturn
- 2.4.6.1 Titan
- 2.4.6.2 Rhea
- 2.4.6.3 Iapetus
- 2.4.6.4 Dione
- 2.4.6.5 Tethys
- 2.4.6.6 Enceladus
- 2.4.7 Uranus
- 2.4.7.1 Miranda
- 2.4.7.2 Ariel
- 2.4.7.3 Umbriel
- 2.4.7.4 Titania
- 2.4.7.5 Oberon
- 2.4.8 Neptune
- 2.4.8.1 Triton
- 2.4.9 Dwarf planet
- 2.4.9.1 Pluto
- 2.4.9.2 Eris
- 2.5 Space exploration (programs and agencies)
- 2.5.1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA
- 2.5.2 Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia and Soviet Space Program, USSR
- 2.5.3 European Space Agency, Europe
- 2.5.4 Indian Space Research Organisation, India
- 2.5.5 China National Space Administration, China
- 2.5.6 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan
- 2.5.7 Israel Space Agency, Israel
- 2.6 Status of space exploration and potential for future mineral exploration in space
- 2.6.1 Mercury