Geochemistry
Pathways and Processes
Steven M. Richardson, Harry Y. McSween, Maria E. Uhle
Résumé
"This revised text is expanded and updated from the first edition. It broadly introduces fundamental aspects of the wide spectrum of science we know as the field of geochemistry. It has been nicely adapted for use by advanced undergraduate and entering graduate students desiring an understanding of the principles and wide-ranging topics of the field."
Stephen A. Macko, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
Written expressly for undergraduate and graduate geologists, this book focuses on how geochemical principles can be used to solve practical problems. The attention to problem-solving reflects the authorsŽ belief that showing how theory is useful in solving real-life problems is vital for learning. The book gives students a thorough grasp of the basic principles of the subject, balancing the traditional equilibrium perspective and the kinetic viewpoint.
The first half of the book considers processes in which temperature and pressure are nearly constant. After introductions to the laws of thermodynamics, to fundamental equations for flow and diffusion, and to solution chemistry, these principles are used to investigate diagenesis, weathering, and natural waters. The second half of the book applies thermodynamics and kinetics to systems undergoing changes in temperature and pressure during magmatism and metamorphism. This revised edition incorporates new geochemical discoveries as examples of processes and pathways, with new chapters on mineral structure and bonding and on organic matter and biomarkers. Each chapter has worked problems, and the authors assume that the student has had a year of college-level chemistry and a year of calculus.
Praise for the first edition
"A truly modern geochemistry book. . . . Very well written and quite enjoyable to read. . . . An excellent basic text for graduate level instruction in geochemistry."
Journal of Geological Education
"An up-to-date, broadly conceived introduction to geochemistry. . . . Given the recent flowering of geochemistry as an interdisciplinary science, and given the extent to which it now draws upon the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics to understand earth and planetary processes, this timely and rigorous [book] is welcome indeed."
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
L'auteur - Steven M. Richardson
L'auteur - Harry Y. McSween
L'auteur - Maria E. Uhle
Sommaire
- Preface
- Introducing Concepts in Geochemical Systems
- How Elements Behave
- A First Look at Thermodynamic Equilibrium
- How to Handle Solutions
- Diageneis: A Study in Kinetics
- Organic Matter and Biomarkers: A Different Perspective
- Chemical Weathering: Dissolution and Redox Processes
- The Oceans and Atmosphere as a Geochemical System
- Temperature and Pressure Changes: Themodynamics Again
- Picturing Equilibria: Phase Diagrams
- Kinetics and Crystallization
- The Solid Earth as a Geochemical System
- Using Stable Isotopes
- Using Radioactive Isotopes
- Stretching Our Horizons: Cosmochemistry
- Appendix A: Mathematical Methods
- Appendix B: Finding and Evaluating Geochemical Data
- Appendix C: Numerical Values of Geochemical Interest
- Glossary
- Index
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Columbia University Press |
| Auteur(s) | Steven M. Richardson, Harry Y. McSween, Maria E. Uhle |
| Parution | 09/01/2004 |
| Édition | 2eme édition |
| Nb. de pages | 360 |
| Format | 20,5 x 26 |
| Couverture | Relié |
| Poids | 945g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780231124409 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-231-12440-9 |
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