Walter L. Pohl

Economic Geology (eBook, ePUB)

Principles and Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Humanity's ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and geological characteristics, the principles of the search for ores and minerals, and the investigation of newly found deposits. Practical and environmental issues that arise during the life cycle of a mine and after its closure are addressed, with an emphasis on sustainable and "green" mining. The central scientific theme of the book is to place the extraordinary variability of mineral deposits in the frame of fundamental geological processes. The book is written for earth science students and practicing geologists worldwide. Professionals in administration, resource development, mining, mine reclamation, metallurgy, and mineral economics will also find the text valuable. Economic Geology is a fully revised translation of the the fifth edition of the German language text Mineralische und Energie-Rohstoffe. Additional resources for this book can be found at: href="http://www.wiley.com/go/pohl/geology">www.wiley.com/go/pohl/geology. The author's website can be found at: href="http://www.walter-pohl.com/">http://www.walter-pohl.com.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 680
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444394863
• Artikelnr.: 41053928

Autorenporträt

Walter L. Pohl is Emeritus Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, and a consulting geologist in economic, engineering and environmental geology. For more information visit http://www.walter-pohl.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. What are ore deposits? Mining in the stress field
between society and environment. The mineral resources conundrum. Part I
Metalliferous Ore Deposits. 1 Geological ore formation process systems
(metallogenesis). Synopsis. 1.1 Magmatic Ore Formation Systems. 1.2
Supergene Ore Formation Systems. 1.3 Sedimentary Ore Formation Systems. 1.4
Diagenetic Ore Formation Systems. 1.5 Metamorphic and Metamorphosed Ore
Deposits. 1.6 Metamorphogenic Ore Formation Systems. 1.7 Metallogeny - Ore
Deposit Formation in Space and Time. 1.8 Genetic Classification of Ore and
Mineral Deposits. 1.9 Summary and Further Reading. 2 Economic geology of
metals. Synopsis. 2.1 The Iron and Steel Metals. 2.2 Base Metals. 2.3
Precious Metals. 2.4 Light Metals. 2.5 Minor and Speciality Metals. 2.6
Summary and Further Reading. Part II Non-Metallic Minerals and Rocks. 3
Industrial minerals, earths and rocks. Synopsis. 3.1 Andalusite, Kyanite
and Sillimanite. 3.2 Asbestos. 3.3 Barite and Celestite. 3.4 Bentonite
(Smectite Rocks). 3.5 Boron. 3.6 Carbonate Rocks: Limestone, Calcite
Marble, Marlstone, Dolomite. 3.7 Clay and Clay Rocks. 3.8 Diamond. 3.9
Diatomite and Tripoli. 3.10 Feldspar. 3.11 Fluorite. 3.12 Graphite. 3.12.1
Graphite deposit types. 3.13 Gypsum and Anhydrite. 3.14 Kaolin. 3.15
Magnesite. 3.16 Mica (Muscovite, Phlogopite, Vermiculite). 3.17 Olivine.
3.18 Phosphates. 3.19 Quartz and Silicon. 3.20 Quartzite. 3.21 Quartz Sand
and Gravel. 3.22 Sodium Carbonate, Sulfate and Alum. 3.23 Sulphur. 3.24
Talc and Pyrophyllite. 3.25 Volcaniclastic Rocks. 3.26 Wollastonite. 3.27
Zeolites. 3.28 Summary and Further Reading. 4 Salt deposits (evaporites).
Synopsis. 4.1 Salt Minerals and Salt Rocks. 4.2 The Formation of Salt
Deposits. 4.3 Post-Depositional Fate of Salt Rocks. 4.4 From Exploration to
Salt Mining. 4.5 Summary and Further Reading. Part III The Practice of
Economic Geology. 5 Geological concepts and methods in the mining cycle:
exploration, exploitation and closure of mines. Synopsis. 5.1 Economic
Considerations. 5.2 The Search for Mineral Deposits (Exploration). 5.3
Development and Valuation of Mineral Deposits. 5.4 Mining and the
Environment. 5.5 Deep Geological Disposal of Dangerous Waste. 5.6 Summary
and Further Reading. Part IV Fossil Energy Raw Materials -- Coal, Oil and
Gas. 6 Coal. Synopsis. 6.1 The Substance of Coal. 6.2 Peat Formation and
Coal Deposits. 6.3 The Coalification Process. 6.4 Post-Depositional Changes
of Coal Seams. 6.5 Applications of Coal Geology. 6.6 Summary and Further
Reading. 7 Petroleum and natural gas deposits. Synopsis. 7.1 Species of
Natural Bitumens, Gas and Kerogen, and their Properties. 7.2 The Origin of
Petroleum and Natural Gas. 7.3 Formation of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Deposits. 7.4 Exploring for Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits. 7.5 The
Exploitation of Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits. 7.6 Tar Sand, Asphalt,
Pyrobitumen and Shungite. 7.7 Oil Shales. 7.8 Environmental Aspects of Oil
and Gas Production. 7.9 Summary and Further Reading. Epilogue. References.
Index.