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Cambridge University Press Cerium anomalies and paleoredox
Book SynopsisCe anomalies track changes in oxygen availability due to the anomalous redox-sensitivity of Ce compared with the other rare earth elements. The proxy systematics have been calibrated experimentally as well as in modern anoxic water bodies. Ce anomalies are unique because they track intermediate manganous conditions, rather than fully anoxic conditions. In addition, they are sensitive to localregional redox conditions, and can be analysed in chemical sediments such as carbonate rocks. This makes them especially useful as a tool to track local oxygen distribution in shallow shelf environments, where biodiversity is highest. This review focusses on the systematics of the Ce anomaly proxy, the preservation and extraction of the signal in sedimentary rocks, and the potential applications of the proxy.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Underpinning of the Proxy; 3. Materials and Methods; 4. Case Studies; 5. Future Prospects; 6. Key Papers.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology
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Oxford University Press Inc Geology and Landscapes of Americas National Parks
Book SynopsisAn illustration-rich, easy-to-read book on the geology of national parks aimed at the typical science-averse college student taking a general education course. The national parks are used as touchstones to develop the story of the origin and evolution of the American West, the Appalachian Mountains, and the North American continent. Basic geologic concepts are introduced including volcanism, mountain building, deep time, tectonics, sedimentation, and glaciation asthey become relevant within the context of specific parks.Trade ReviewThe book is well written in a scientifically meaningful, but welcoming, conversational style. Any individual interested in visiting one of the Parks covered in the book will find they will be well prepared. The friendly style of reading will encourage students to get into the text, as will the companion illustration set. Christopher Fedo, University of TennesseeThe descriptions are engaging and clear. Many paragraphs read as if you are right there on a field trip with the author. -Stephen O. Moshier, Wheaton College, IllinoisAn engaging text illustrating geologic processes through the lens of our national parks. -Jeffrey Gee, University of California, San Diego
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University of Chicago Press Fossils
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux basinandrange
Book SynopsisThe first of John McPhee''s works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book of journeys through ancient terrains, always in juxtaposition with travels in the modern worlda history of vanished landscapes, enhanced by the histories of people who bring them to light. The title refers to the physiographic province of the United States that reaches from eastern Utah to eastern California, a silent world of austere beauty, of hundreds of discrete high mountain ranges that are green with junipers and often white with snow. The terrain becomes the setting for a lyrical evocation of the science of geology, with important digressions into the plate-tectonics revolution and the history of the geologic time scale.
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W. W. Norton & Company Essentials of Geology
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Blue Planet Binder Ready Version An
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Random House USA Inc Water
Book SynopsisSpanning millennia and continents, a revealing history that “tackles the most important story of our time: our relationship with water in a world of looming scarcity” (Kelly McEvers, NPR Host). Far more than a biography of its nominal subject ... The book stands as a compelling history of civilization itself. —The Wall Street Journal Book Review Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boccaletti—honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford—shrewdly combines environmental and social history, beginning with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates Rivers. Even as he describes how these societies were made possible by sea-level changes from the last glacial melt, he incisively examines how this type of farming led to irrigation and multiple cropping, which, in turn, led to a pop
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reefs and Carbonate Platforms in the Pacific and
Book SynopsisContains 17 of the papers presented at the IAS International Workshop on Reefs and Carbonate platforms in the Pacific and Indian oceans held in Sydney (July 1995). The book covers disciplines related to carbonate geology: sedimentology, geochemistry, geophysics, reef ecology and modelling.Trade Review"This ISA Special Publication contains, without doubt, many interesting and valuable contributions." Journal of Sedimentary ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction. Processes Operating. The Boundaries Of Carbonate Platforms. The Origin Of The Great Barrier Reef. Development And Demise Of Mid-Oceanic Carbonate Platforms, Wodejebato Guyot (NW Pacific). Stable Tropics Not So Stable: Climatically-Driven Extinctions Of Reef-Associated Molluscan Assemblages (Western Indian Ocean, Last Interglacial To Present). Sedimentary Cycles In Carbonate Platform Facies: Fourier Analysis Of Geophysical Logs From ODP Sites 865 And 866. Platform Case Histories. Aptian-Albian Eustatic Sea Levels. Origin Of Massive Replacive Dolomite Within Atolls And Carbonate Platforms. Computer Simulation Of A Cainozoic Carbonate Platform, Marion Plateau, Northeast Australia. Quaternary And Tertiary Subtropical Carbonate Platform Development On The Continental Margin Of Southern Queensland, Australia. Pleistocene Sea-Level Changes And The Consequent Development Of Reefs In The Ryukyu Islands, Southwestern Japan. Oceanic Reef Case Histories. Atolls And Volcanic Islands. Morphology And Sediments Of The Foreslopes Of Mayotte, Comoro Islands: Direct Observations From Submersible. Tectonic And Monsoonal Controls On Coral Atolls In The South China Sea. Modeling Of Interstitial Water Circulation Inside A Reef Platform: Steady State Flow, Heterogeneity Effects And Tidal Transient State. Active Margins; Environmental And Tectonic Influence On Growth And Internal Structure Of A Fringing Reef At Tasmaloum (SW Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides Island Arc, SW Pacific). Passive Margins. Lagoonal Sedimentation On Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef Province. Terrigenous Sediment: A Control On Reef Development?. Comparison Between Subtropical And Temperate Carbonate Elemental Composition: Examples From The Great Barrier Reef, Shart Bay And Tasmania, Australia And The Persian Gulf, UAE
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DK Fossils
Book SynopsisThe clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500 invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant fossils from around the world. This comprehensive pocket guide is the perfect introduction to finding, identifying, and collecting fossils. It features more than 500 species of plant and animal fossils, from trilobites and megafauna to dinosaurs and ancient trees. This handbook cuts through the complicated identification process with expertly written and thoroughly vetted text that features precise description, enabling you to recognize a species instantly. Over 1,000 photographs, with illuminating annotations, help you pick out a fossil's chief characteristics and distinguishing features, while a color illustration shows the fossil as a living plant or animal. The detailed introduction explains what a fossil is and how they are classified. Start building your own collection with advice on where to look for fossils, what tools and safety equipment are needed for collecti
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Marylandâs Geology
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Carving a Sitting Bear in Soapstone
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mineral Treasures of the Ozarks
Book SynopsisThe Ozarks highland region of the Midwest, located in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, contains beautiful mineral specimens for those with sharp eyes and a keen interest to discover minerals. Over 500 images represent the collectible minerals of the western Ozarks tristate district and Missouri's Viburnum Trend. Barite and fluorite as well as a variety of colorful copper, cobalt, nickel, and iron minerals grace the pages of this book, as do various forms of calcite and quartz, the latter of which can be a rock hound''s delight. The fascinating and approachable text discusses these Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) minerals, their deposition, how they fit into the broader scope of North American mineralogy, and the locations of MVT minerals around the world. A focus of the book are those minerals that historically occur along the Ozarks'' extensive waterways. This unique book is a must for anyone fascinated with the earth''s natural beauty.
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Bloomsbury USA Stone by Stone The Magnificent History in New
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Geological Society of America Texas Rocks
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University of Arizona Press Mineralogy of Arizona
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Mountain Press Roadside Geology of South Dakota
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Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Maine
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Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Wisconsin
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Roadside Geology of Florida
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Mountain Press Publishing Company Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island
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Mountain Press Publishing Company Roadside Geology of Georgia
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Mountain Press Geology Underfoot in Western Washington
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Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Mississippi
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Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Nevada
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Mountain Press Publishing Co. Roadside Geology of West Virginia
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Mountain Press Virginia Rocks
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Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Tennessee Roadside Geology
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Master Books The Answers Book For Kids VOL 2 PB 22 Questions
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University of Alaska Press A Coast to Explore Coastal Geology and Ecology of
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Geologically Storing Carbon
Book SynopsisCarbon capture and geological storage (CCS) is presently the only way that we can make deep cuts in emissions from fossil fuel-based, large-scale sources of CO2 such as power stations and industrial plants. But if this technology is to be acceptable to the community, it is essential that it is credibly demonstrated by world-class scientists and engineers in an open and transparent manner at a commercially significant scale. The aim of the Australian Otway Project was to do just this.Geologically Storing Carbon provides a detailed account of the CO2CRC Otway Project, one of the most comprehensive demonstrations of the deep geological storage or geosequestration of carbon dioxide undertaken anywhere. This book of 18 comprehensive chapters, written by leading experts in the field, is more than a record of outstanding science- it is about learning by doing. For example, it explains how the project was organised, managed, funded and constructed, as weTrade Review“I recommend the text to engineers in the field already, or those contemplating CCS work, particularly those interested in cross chain integration and how stores and sources will have to dynamically react to each other.” (TCE Today, 1 February 2015 Table of ContentsForeword 1 xi Foreword 2 xii Preface xiii Authors xvii Acknowledgements xx 1. Developing the Project 1Peter Cook, Mal Lees, Sandeep Sharma 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Developing an Australian project 2 1.3 Developing a suitable corporate structure 10 1.4 Formation of CO2CRC Pilot Project LTD 13 1.5 Funding the project 17 1.6 Designing the Otway Project 22 1.7 Project liability and risk 30 1.8 Conclusions 33 1.9 References 34 2. Communications and the Otway Project 35Tony Steeper 2.1 Introduction 35 2.2 Strategic communications and the Otway Project 35 2.3 Social research and the Otway Project 40 2.4 Operational issues relating to communications and the community 42 2.5 Conclusions 43 2.6 References 43 3. Government approvals 45Namiko Ranasinghe 3.1 Introduction 45 3.2 Challenges of regulating a pilot project 47 3.3 Impact assessment and planning approvals 48 3.4 Environmental authority approvals 49 3.5 Petroleum authority approvals 49 3.6 Water authority approvals 51 3.7 Land access and acquisition 51 3.8 Miscellaneous approvals 53 3.9 Transitional arrangements 53 3.10 Liability and responsibility 53 3.11 Stakeholder engagement 54 3.12 Conclusions 55 3.13 References 56 4. Design and operational considerations 57Craig Dugan, Ian Black, Sandeep Sharma 4.1 Introduction 57 4.2 Options for gas processing 58 4.3 Facilities and pipeline design considerations 64 4.4 Facilities design 66 4.5 Unanticipated operational problems 69 4.6 Conclusions 70 5. Characterising the storage site 71Tess Dance 5.1 Introduction 71 5.2 Site details 74 5.3 Injectivity 80 5.4 Capacity 81 5.5 Reservoir heterogeneity 83 5.6 Containment 87 5.7 Site analogue 88 5.8 The evolution of the static models 89 5.9 Conclusions 91 5.10 References 92 6. Evaluating CO2 column height retention of cap rocks 97Richard Daniel, John Kaldi 6.1 Introduction 97 6.2 Mercury injection capillary pressure 98 6.3 Methodology 98 6.4 Pore throat size determination 98 6.5 CO2 contact angle 99 6.6 Determination of seal capacity or column height 101 6.7 Interpreting threshold (breakthrough) pressure 102 6.8 Results for CRC-1 and CRC-2 110 6.9 Conclusions 110 6.10 References 111 7. Geomechanical investigations 113Eric Tenthorey 7.1 Introduction 113 7.2 Key data for geomechanical assessment of the Otway site 115 7.3 Geomechanical workflow at the Otway site 118 7.4 3D geomechanical modelling 122 7.5 The Iona gas storage facility as an analogue for CO2 storage 123 7.6 Conclusions 126 7.7 References 126 8. Containment risk assessment 129Maxwell Watson 8.1 Introduction 129 8.2 Methodology 129 8.3 Risk assessment context 131 8.4 Storage complex 131 8.5 Risk items 132 8.6 Risk assessment output 138 8.7 Conclusions 139 8.8 References 139 9. Monitoring and verification 141Charles Jenkins 9.1 Introduction 141 9.2 Designing a monitoring programme 142 9.3 Designing the Otway monitoring programme 144 9.4 Evaluation of monitoring techniques 148 9.5 Conclusions 151 9.6 References 152 10. 2D and 3D seismic investigations for Stages 1 and 2C 155Boris Gurevich, Roman Pevzner, Milovan Urosevic, Anton Kepic, Valeriya Shulakova, Eva Caspari 10.1 Introduction 155 10.2 Modelling seismic response of injected CO2 in Stage 1 156 10.3 Modelling seismic response of CO2 leakage for 2C 158 10.4 Time-lapse repeatability in Stage 1 164 10.5 Time-lapse surface seismic monitoring for Stage 1 171 10.6 Downhole seismic methods for Stage 1 177 10.7 Laboratory studies of CO2 acoustic response as an adjunct to field studies 188 10.8 Conclusions 192 10.9 References 193 11. Seismic and microseismic monitoring 197Tom Daley, Barry Freifeld, Tony Siggins 11.1 Introduction 197 11.2 High resolution travel time (HRTT) monitoring and offset VSP 197 11.3 Passive seismic monitoring 207 11.4 Microseismic monitoring using surface stations 209 11.5 Conclusions 215 11.6 References 216 12. Monitoring the geochemistry of reservoir fluids 217Chris Boreham, Barry Freifeld, Dirk Kirste, Linda Stalker 12.1 Introduction 217 12.2 Sampling the Buttress-1 well 217 12.3 Sampling the CRC-1 injection well 218 12.4 Sampling the Naylor-1 monitoring well 220 12.5 Injecting tracers at the CRC-1 injection well 224 12.6 Analytical methods 228 12.7 Composition of hydrocarbons 232 12.8 Formation water composition and behaviour 240 12.9 Constraining CO2 breakthrough 241 12.10 In-reservoir behaviour of tracers 244 12.11 Liquid hydrocarbons 245 12.12 Solid hydrocarbons 245 12.13 Conclusions 247 12.14 References 248 13. Monitoring groundwaters 251Patrice de Caritat, Allison Hortle, Dirk Kirste 13.1 Introduction 251 13.2 Monitoring groundwater level 252 13.3 Monitoring groundwater composition 253 13.4 Interpreting groundwater results 257 13.5 Groundwater composition 260 13.6 Operational issues relating to groundwater monitoring 261 13.7 Quality control 264 13.8 Conclusions 270 13.9 References 270 14. Soil gas monitoring 273Ulrike Schacht 14.1 Introduction 273 14.2 Surficial geology 274 14.3 Soil gas sampling at Otway 274 14.4 Analysis of soil gas 275 14.5 Soil gas results 276 14.6 Interpretation of soil gas results 277 14.7 Conclusions 279 14.8 References 279 15. Atmospheric monitoring 281David Etheridge, Ray Leuning, Ashok Luhar, Zoe Loh, Darren Spencer, Colin Allison, Paul Steele, Steve Zegelin, Charles Jenkins, Paul Krummel, Paul Fraser 15.1 Introduction 281 15.2 Sensitivity 282 15.3 Simulated emissions and monitoring design 282 15.4 Background CO2 283 15.5 Data filtering 288 15.6 Bayesian inverse modelling 289 15.7 Conclusions 290 15.8 References 291 16. Reservoir engineering for Stage 1 293Jonathan Ennis-King, Lincoln Paterson 16.1 Introduction 293 16.2 Description of field data 293 16.3 Well history 297 16.4 Well locations 297 16.5 Well completions 297 16.6 Initial pre-production conditions 297 16.7 Initial fluid compositions 299 16.8 Production data 299 16.9 Post-production conditions 299 16.10 Composition of injected gas 300 16.11 Downhole pressure and temperature during injection 300 16.12 Tracer injection 301 16.13 Gas and tracer sampling 301 16.14 Post-injection conditions 302 16.15 Simulation approach 303 16.16 Dynamic modelling process 308 16.17 Pre-injection modelling results 310 16.18 Injection and post-injection modelling results 312 16.19 Dynamic storage capacity of a depleted gas field 322 16.20 Conclusions 323 16.21 References 324 17. CO2CRC Otway Stage 2B residual saturation and dissolution test 329Lincoln Paterson, Chris Boreham, Mark Bunch, Tess Dance, Jonathan Ennis-King, Barry Freifeld, Ralf Haese, Charles Jenkins, Matthias Raab, Rajindar Singh, Linda Stalker 17.1 Introduction 329 17.2 Test concept 330 17.3 Injection target 332 17.4 Test sequence 334 17.5 Downhole completion 339 17.6 Measurements 342 17.7 Surface data 342 17.8 Thermal logging 345 17.9 Noble gas tracer tests 345 17.10 Testing phases 345 17.11 Downhole data (memory gauges) 347 17.12 Downhole data (permanent gauges) 347 17.13 Pulsed neutron logging 351 17.14 The organic tracer test 353 17.15 The dissolution test 357 17.16 Conclusions 358 17.17 References 360 18. What was learned from the Otway Project? 361Peter Cook 18.1 Introduction 361 18.2 Organising a project 363 18.3 Managing a project 364 18.4 Funding a project 365 18.5 Project communications and collaboration 366 18.6 Regulating a project 366 18.7 Identifying a suitable project site 367 18.8 Deciding on project science 367 18.9 Deciding on project monitoring 368 18.10 Curating project data 370 18.11 Lessons for the future? 370 18.12 Conclusions 372 18.13 References 373 Index 375
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Visualizing Geology Visualizing Series
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Physical Geology The Science of Earth
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John Wiley & Sons Inc CoreMantle CoEvolution
Book SynopsisNew insights into interactions between the core and mantle. The Earth's deep interior is difficult to study directly but recent technological advances have enabled new observations, experiments, analysis, and simulations to better understand deep Earth processes. Core-Mantle Co-Evolution: An Interdisciplinary Approach seeks to address some of the major unsolved issues around the core-mantle interaction and co-evolution. It provides the latest insights into dynamics, structure, and evolution in the core-mantle boundary region. Volume highlights include: Latest technological advances in high pressure experiments and their application to understanding the mineral physical properties and stability of phases in deep Earth Recent progress in observational seismology, geochemical analysis, geoneutrino experiments, and numerical modeling for understanding the heterogeneity of the lower mantle Theoretical investigationsTable of ContentsList of contributors vii Preface ix Part I Structure and Dynamics of the Deep Mantle: Toward Core-Mantle Co-Evolution 1 Neutrino Geoscience: Review, Survey, Future Prospects 3 William F. McDonough and Hiroko Watanabe 2 Trace Element Abundance Modeling with Gamma Distribution for Quantitative Balance Calculations 17 Sanshiro Enomoto, Kenta Ueki, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Nozomu Takeuchi, Akiko Tanaka, Hiroko Watanabe, and Satoru Haraguchi 3 Seismological Studies of Deep Earth Structure Using Seismic Arrays in East, South, and Southeast Asia, and Oceania 31 Satoru Tanaka and Toshiki Ohtaki 4 Preliminary Results from the New Deformation Multi-Anvil Press at the Photon Factory: Insight into the Creep Strength of Calcium Silicate Perovskite 59 Andrew R. Thomson, Yu Nishihara, Daisuke Yamazaki, Noriyoshi Tsujino, Simon A. Hunt, Yumiko Tsubokawa, Kyoko Matsukage, Takashi Yoshino, Tomoaki Kubo, and David P. Dobson 5 Deciphering Deep Mantle Processes from Isotopic and Highly Siderophile Element Compositions of Mantle-Derived Rocks: Prospects and Limitations 75 Katsuhiko Suzuki, Gen Shimoda, Akira Ishikawa, Tetsu Kogiso, and Norikatsu Akizawa 6 Numerical Examination of the Dynamics of Subducted Crustal Materials with Different Densities 103 Taku Tsuchiya, Takashi Nakagawa, and Kenji Kawai Part II Core-mantle Interaction: An Interdisciplinary Approach 7 SomeIssuesonCore-MantleChemicalInteractions:TheRoleofCoreFormationProcesses 117 Shun-ichiro Karato 8 Heat Flow from the Earth’s Core Inferred from Experimentally Determined Thermal Conductivity of the Deep Lower Mantle 133 Yoshiyuki Okuda and Kenji Ohta 9 Assessment of a Stable Region of Earth’s Core Requiring Magnetic Field Generation over Four Billion Years 145 Takashi Nakagawa, Shin-ichi Takehiro, and Youhei Sasaki 10 Inner Core Anisotropy from Antipodal PKIKP Traveltimes 165 Hrvoje Tkalčić, Thuany P. Costa de Lima, Thanh-Son Phạm, and Satoru Tanaka 11 Recent Progress in High-Pressure Experiments on the Composition of the Core 191 Ryosuke Sinmyo, Yoichi Nakajima, and Yasuhiro Kuwayama 12 Dynamics in Earth’s Core Arising from Thermo-Chemical Interactions with the Mantle 219 Christopher J. Davies and Sam Greenwood Index 259
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Geotechnical Engineering
Book SynopsisGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING While there are many textbooks on the market that cover geotechnical engineering basics, Geotechnical Engineering is unique in that it is the only textbook available that is rooted within the three phase unsaturated soil mechanics framework. Written by world-renowned, award-winning geotechnical engineering expert Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, this Second Edition offers the most comprehensive coverage of geotechnical engineering topics on the market, from theory to real-world application. In addition to many updates and revisions, a major chapter has been added, covering 22 geo-engineering case histories. They are: Washington Monument (shallow mat foundation) Rissa Landslide (slope stability) Seattle 46 M-High MSE Wall (retaining wall) The New Orleans Charity Hospital Foundation (deep foundation) The Eurotunnel Linking France and England (tunnel) The Teton Dam (earth dam erosion) The WoodTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xxv Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Case Histories 7 Chapter 3 Engineering Geology 81 Chapter 4 Soil Components and Weight-Volume Parameters 91 Chapter 5 Soil Classification 109 Chapter 6 Rocks 127 Chapter 7 Site Investigation, Drilling, and Sampling 143 Chapter 8 In Situ Tests 171 Chapter 9 Elements of Geophysics 215 Chapter 10 Laboratory Tests 235 Chapter 11 Stresses, Effective Stress, Water Stress, Air Stress, and Strains 301 Chapter 12 Problem-Solving Methods 333 Chapter 13 Soil Constitutive Models 395 Chapter 14 Flow of Fluid and Gas Through Soils 419 Chapter 15 Deformation Properties 447 Chapter 16 Shear Strength Properties 485 Chapter 17 Thermodynamics for Soil Problems 511 Chapter 18 Shallow Foundations 523 Chapter 19 Deep Foundations 591 Chapter 20 Slope Stability 679 Chapter 21 Compaction 727 Chapter 22 Retaining Walls 743 Chapter 23 Earthquake Geoengineering 807 Chapter 24 Erosion of Soils and Scour Problems 843 Chapter 25 Geoenvironmental Engineering 893 Chapter 26 Geosynthetics 925 Chapter 27 Soil Improvement 957 Chapter 28 Technical Communications 981 References 987 Index 1005
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McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for Exploring Geology
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McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for Physical Geology
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McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for Natural Disasters
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Raintree Cave Crawlers
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Raintree Learning About Landforms Caves
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F&W Publications Inc Collecting Agates and Jaspers of North America
Book SynopsisTreasures of the EarthFrom the author of Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals and one of the leading agate collectors in the world, comes this comprehensive guide to collecting agates and jaspers, the most sought after types of collectible rocks on the market today. Designed with all beginners in mind, yet filled with valuable technical information for advanced enthusiasts, Collecting Agates and Jaspers helps rockhounds discover these treasures of North America. • The only book on agates and jaspers to offer values. • Featuring nearly 700 beautiful color pictures, descriptions and technical information, the book provides an easy-to-use, quick reference format perfect for home and field. • Organized by U.S. states and provinces in Canada and Mexico, with introductions pinpointing each area''s best spots and what you can find there.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Paleomagnetism of Sedimentary Rocks
Book SynopsisThis book describes the paleomagnetism of sediments and sedimentary rocks, how sediments and sedimentary rocks become magnetized, and how the physical and chemical processes involved can affect the accuracy of paleomagnetism. Topics covered include depositional and post-depositional remanence acquisition, the detection and correction of compaction-caused inclination shallowing, reduction diagenesis of magnetic minerals, chemical remagnetization, and rotation of remanence by grain-scale rock strain. The book also has a chapter on environmental paleomagnetism, including examples of the new technique of high-resolution rock magnetic cyclostratigraphy and its application to sedimentary sequences. By emphasising the accuracy of sedimentary paleomagnetism and the magnitude of post-depositional processes that can affect it, the book will be invaluable in the geologic interpretation of sedimentary paleomagnetic data. Paleomagnetism of Sedimentary Rocks will be welcomed Trade Review“The book can be read easily and with great interest, particularly by readers being introduced to the subject. Kodama intelligently summarizes achievements in the field of sedimentary paleomagnetism, where he also plays an important role.” (Pure Appl. Geophys, 1 January 2015) “This easy-to-read volume is well illustrated, including 27 color plates, and it contains a useful glossary. Production quality is high. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (Choice, 1 May 2013)Table of Contents1 The Paleomagnetism of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Importance and Reliability, 1 2 The Magnetization Mechanism of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Depositional Remanent Magnetization, 16 3 Post-Depositional Remanent Magnetization, 26 4 Inclination Shallowing in Sedimentary Rocks: Evidence, Mechanism and Cause, 34 5 How to Detect and Correct a Compaction-shallowed Inclination, 46 6 Post-Depositional Diagenesis and Chemical Remanent Magnetization, 66 7 Tectonic Strain Effects on Remanence: Rotation of Remanence and Remagnetization in Orogenic Belts, 81 8 Magnetization of Sediments and the Environment, 94 9 The Magnetization of Sedimentary Rocks: Processes and their Interpretation, 124 Glossary of Paleomagnetic and Rock Magnetic Acronyms, 136 References, 139 Index, 154 Color plate between pages 90 and 91
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Carbonate Systems During the OlicoceneMiocene
Book SynopsisThe Oligocene and Miocene Epochs comprise the most important phases in the Cenozoic global cooling that led from a greenhouse to an icehouse Earth. Recent major advances in the understanding and time-resolution of climate events taking place at this time, as well as the proliferation of studies on Oligocene and Miocene shallow-water/neritic carbonate systems, invite us to re-evaluate the significance of these carbonate systems in the context of changes in climate and Earth surface processes. Carbonate systems, because of a wide dependence on the ecological requirements of organisms producing the sediment, are sensitive recorders of changes in environmental conditions on the Earth surface. The papers included in this Special Publication address the dynamic evolution of carbonate systems deposited during the Oligocene and Miocene in the context on climatic and Earth surfaces processes focusing on climatic trends and controls over deposition; temporal changes in carbonate produTrade Review"The Oligocene and Miocene Epochs comprise the most important phases in the Cenozoic global cooling that led from a greenhouse to an icehouse Earth." (Environmental Expert, 8 February 2011) Table of ContentsMiocene carbonate systems: an introduction vii M. Mutti, W. Piller and C. Betzler A synthesis of Late Oligocene through Miocene deep sea temperatures as inferred from foraminiferal Mg/Ca ratios 1 K. Billups and K. Scheiderich Latitudinal trends in Cenozoic reef patterns and their relationship to climate 17 C. Perrin and W. Kiessling Carbonate grain associations: their use and environmental significance, a brief review 35 P. Kindler and M. Wilson Temperate and tropical carbonatesedimentation episodes in the Neogene Betic basins (southern Spain) linked to climatic oscillations and changes in Atlantic-Mediterranean connections: constraints from isotopic data 49 J. M. Martýn, J. C. Braga, I. M. Sanchez-Almazo and J. Aguirre Facies models and geometries of the Ragusa Platform (SE Sicily, Italy) near the Serravallian–Tortonian boundary 71 C. Ruchonnet and P. Kindler The sensitivity of a tropical foramolrhodalgal carbonate ramp to relative sealevel change: Miocene of the central Apennines, Italy 89 M. Brandano, H. Westphal and G. Mateu-Vicens Facies and sequence architecture of a tropical foramol-rhodalgal carbonate ramp: Miocene of the central Apennines (Italy) 107 M. Brandano, L. Corda and F. Castorina Facies and stratigraphic architecture of a Miocene warm-temperate to tropical fault-block carbonate platform, Sardinia (Central Mediterranean Sea) 129 M.-F. Benisek, G. Marcano, C. Betzler and M. Mutti Coralline algae, oysters and echinoids – a liaison in rhodolith formation from the Burdigalian of the Latium-Abruzzi Platform (Italy) 149 M. Brandano and W. E. Piller Palaeoenvironmental significance of Oligocene–Miocene coralline red algae – a review 165 J. C. Braga, D. Bassi and W. E. Piller Molluscs as a major part of subtropical shallow-water carbonate production – an example from a Middle Miocene oolite shoal (Upper Serravallian, Austria) 183 M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller Echinoderms and Oligo-Miocene carbonate systems: potential applications in sedimentology and environmental reconstruction 201 A. Kroh and J. H. Nebelsick Coral diversity and temperature: a palaeoclimatic perspective for the Oligo-Miocene of the Mediterranean region 229 F. R. Bosellini and C. Perrin Late Oligocene to Miocene reef formation on Kita-daito-jima, northern Philippine Sea 245 Y. Iryu, S. Inagaki, Y. Suzuki and K. Yamamoto Carbonate production in rift basins: models for platform inception, growth and dismantling, and for shelf to basin sediment transport, Miocene Sardinia Rift Basin, Italy 257 M. Vigorito, M. Murru and L. Simone Index 283
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Cornell University Press Fossils The Key to the Past
Book SynopsisThe world-renowned paleontologist Richard Fortey provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of fossils and their use in reconstructing the history of life on Earth. Extensively illustrated in full color throughout, this fifth edition of Fossils includes the most recent advances in our understanding of the fossil record.Trade ReviewFossilsis authoritative and attractive; it contains especially good sections on 'bringing fossils to life,' on extinction, on the early life of the Precambrian and Cambrian, and on the use of microfossils in stratigraphy. * Nature *Fortey's book is original in that it views the fossils as a product of the continuously changing earth. The text flows well and is written with confidence and in a pleasantly uncomplicated style. * Journal of Geology *The overall impression is one of a comprehensive tour through the heart of the earth sciences, delivered in an accessible way with passion and enthusiasm. This book succeeds both in presenting the substance of the science and in captivating the imagination and does so without sacrificing either. * Proceedings of the Geologists' Association *This primer on fossils is a good introduction to paleontology and an excellent selection for fossil collectors or general readers interested in the field. The text is nicely illustrated with numerous excellent charts, tables, diagrams, and photographs. Highly recommended. * Choice *
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Random House USA Inc Water: A Biography
Book SynopsisSpanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization. Boccaletti, of The Nature Conservancy, “tackles the most important story of our time: our relationship with water in a world of looming scarcity” (Kelly McEvers, NPR Host). Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boccaletti—honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford—shrewdly combines environmental and social history, beginning with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates Rivers. Even as he describes how these societies were made possible by sea-level changes from the last glacial melt, he incisively examines how this type of farming led to irrigation and multiple cropping, which, in turn, led to a population explosion and labor specialization. We see with clarity how irrigation’s structure informed social structure (inventions such as the calendar sprung from agricultural necessity); how in ancient Greece, the communal ownership of wells laid the groundwork for democracy; how the Greek and Roman experiences with water security resulted in systems of taxation; and how the modern world as we know it began with a legal framework for the development of water infrastructure. Extraordinary for its monumental scope and piercing insightfulness, Water: A Biography richly enlarges our understanding of our relationship to—and fundamental reliance on—the most elemental substance on earth.
£22.50
Basic Books Meteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made Our
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Capstone Press The World Was Once Covered by Giant Mushrooms and
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Fulcrum Inc.,US Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an
Book SynopsisIn this long-awaited sequel Kirk Johnson and Ray Troll are back on a road trip—driving, flying, and boating their way from Baja, California to northern Alaska in search of the fossil secrets of North America’s Pacific coast. They hunt for fossils, visit museums, meet scientists and paleonerds, and sleuth out untold stories of extinct worlds. As one of the oldest coasts on earth, the west coast is a rich ground for fossil discovery. Its wonders include extinct marine mammals, pygmy mammoths, oyster bears, immense ammonites, shark-bitten camels, polar dinosaurs, Alaskan palms, California walruses, and a lava-baked rhinoceros. Join in for a fossil journey through deep time and discover how the west coast became the place it is today.Trade Review"Johnson and Troll have done it again, congratulations! This book is a knockout blend of science and humor, featuring superb artwork, people, and stories about the West Coast of the US and its fascinating prehistory. This book will make you laugh while exciting you with extraordinary science. It revives that sense of childhood wonder about dinosaurs and other bizarre creatures of bygone days." John Long, Professor in Palaeontology at Flinders University in Australia, and author of many books, including Dawn of the DeedThe Prehistoric Origins of Sex"Far from a dry scientific textbook, this is a charming celebration of fossils and those who study them." Publishers Weekly" Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline packs written and visual stories from cover to coverall infused with a genuine passion for science and the joy of discovery." Susan Ewing, author of Resurrecting the Shark"This is a fun and informative book that moves briskly, bringing science and scientists alive." David A. James, Anchorage Daily News"In the long and storied history of fossil-hunting, the dynamic duo of Johnson and Troll is unique. No one else has made this grueling work look like so much fun. Once again, they've returned from an 'epoch' road trip laden with tales and images that are at once joyfully accessible and deeply informative. And the colors! They'll knock your eyes out." John Vaillant, author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce
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