Chemical fundamentals of geology and environmental geoscience / Robin Gill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gill, Robin, 1944- author.

Series:

Wiley Desktop Editions

Wiley desktop editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry.

Environmental geochemistry.

Geochemistry.

Geology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

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 chemistry of geological processes. The second (Chapters 5-8) introduces the wave-mechanical view of the atom and explains the various types of chemical bonding that give Earth materials their diverse and distinctive properties. The final chapters (9-11) survey the geologically relevant elements and isotopes, and explain their formation and their abundances in the cosmos and the Earth. The book concludes with an extensive glossary of terms; appendices cover basic maths, explain basic solution chemistry, and list the chemical elements and the symbols, units and constants used in the book.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-118-95793-8

1-118-95794-6

OCLC:

885027086