Minerals and Rocks
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788776816476
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Introduction; title: 1.1. Igneous rocks; title: 1.2. Sedimentary rocks; title: 1.3. Metamorphic rocks; title: 1.4. The Rock Cycle; title: 2. Minerals – an Introduction; title: 2.1. Definition of a mineral; title: 2.2. Properties of minerals; title: 3. Crystallography; title: 3.1. Symmetry; title: 3.2. Crystal systems; title: 3.3. Crystal classes; title: 3.4. Indices of crystal faces; title: 4. Systematic Mineralogy; title: 4.1. Silicate minerals; title: 4.2. Non-silicate minerals; title: 5. Igneous rocks; title: 5.1. Classification of igneous rocks; title: 5.2. Magma; title: 5.3. Eruption of magma; title: 5.4. Volcanoes; title: 5.5. Plutonic rocks; title: 5.6. The origin of magma; title: 5.7. Igneous mineral deposits; title: 6. Sedimentary rocks; title: 6.1. Introduction; title: 6.2. Weathering; title: 6.3. Classification of sedimentary rocks; title: 6.4. Sedimentary structures; title: 6.5. Where do sediments form?; title: 7. Metamorphic rocks; title: 7.1. Introduction; title: 7.2. Metamorphism – causes and effects; title: 7.3. Types of metamorphic rocks; title: 7.4. Grades of metamorphism; title: 7.5. Environments of metamorphism; title: 7.6. Where do metamorphic rocks occur?