Proporciona a los estudiantes una comprensión básica de la Geología moderna. Se hace un especial énfasis, con numerosos ejemplos, de cómo la Geología se relaciona con el Medio Ambiente e interacciona, de forma inevitable, con los seres vivos, entre ellos los seres humanos y su s…
Descripci©đn del editor: "This carefully targeted and rigorous new textbook introduces engineering students to the fundamental principles of applied Earth science, highlighting how modern soil and rock mechanics, geomorphology, hydrogeology, seismology and environmental geochemi…
Essentials of geology
This vivid introduction to economic geology not only describes the most important deposit types, but also the processes involved in their formation. Magmatic, hydrothermal and sedimentary processes as well as weathering and alteration are explained in the framework of plate tect…
Earth is a very small part of a vast universe, but it is our home. It provides the resources that support our modern society and the ingredients necessary to maintain life. Knowledge of our physical environment is critical to our well-being and vital to our survival. A basic geo…