Principles and Applications of Geochemistry
Designed to show readers how to use chemical principles in solving geological problems, this book emphasizes a quantitative approach to problem solving and demonstrates how chemical principles control geologic processes in atomic and large-scale environments. The book starts with basic principles and emphasizes quantitative methods of problem-solving. It uses the principles of isotope geology to enhance the understanding of appropriate geochemical subject areas. The book also examines the...
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Designed to show readers how to use chemical principles in solving geological problems, this book emphasizes a quantitative approach to problem solving and demonstrates how chemical principles control geologic processes in atomic and large-scale environments. The book starts with basic principles and emphasizes quantitative methods of problem-solving. It uses the principles of isotope geology to enhance the understanding of appropriate geochemical subject areas. The book also examines the geochemical processes that affect the chemical composition of surface water and that determine its quality for human consumption. For anyone interested in Geochemistry or Geology. Booknews New edition of an introduction to geochemistry for students already well versed in geology. Discussion includes the formation of the earth from the big bang through stellar evolution, nucleosynthesis, and the solar system; principles of inorganic chemistry; and aqueous and isotope geochemistry and their applicationssalts and their ions, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction reactions, isotopic geochronometers, isotope fractionation, chemical weathering, chemistry of the atmosphere, disposal of radioactive waste, and the effect of environmental lead on human health. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface1What is Geochemistry?22In the Beginning83The Solar System224Chemical Differentiation of the Earth435The Electronic Structure of Atoms606The Periodic Table and Atomic Weights747Chemical Bonds, Ionic Radii, and Crystals838Ionic Substitution in Crystals999Acids and Bases11010Salts and Their Ions13011Thermodynamics15512Mineral Stability Diagrams17213Clay Minerals20014Oxidation-Reduction Reactions22615Rates of Geochemical Processes25316Isotopic Geochronometers27617Isotope Fractionation30118Mixing and Dilution32819Consequences of Chemical Weathering34220Chemical Composition of Surface Water36821Chemical Weathering of Mineral Deposits40022Geochemical Cycles42523Chemistry of the Atmosphere44924Environmental Geochemistry: Disposal of Radioactive Waste46125Effect of Environmental Lead on Human Health485App. ACompilations of Geochemical Data506App. BStandard Gibbs Free Energies [actual symbol not reproducible] and Standard Enthalpies of Formation [actual symbol not reproducible]519Author Index575Subject Index589
\ BooknewsNew edition of an introduction to geochemistry for students already well versed in geology. Discussion includes the formation of the earth from the big bang through stellar evolution, nucleosynthesis, and the solar system; principles of inorganic chemistry; and aqueous and isotope geochemistry and their applications<-->salts and their ions, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction reactions, isotopic geochronometers, isotope fractionation, chemical weathering, chemistry of the atmosphere, disposal of radioactive waste, and the effect of environmental lead on human health. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
