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Author Vaughan, David J., 1946- author.

Title Minerals : a very short introduction / David J. Vaughan.

Publication Info. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
©2014

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  QE372.2 .V38 2014    Available  ---
Edition First edition.
Description xvii, 137 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series Very short introduction ; 406
Very short introductions ; 406.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Acknowledgments -- List of illustrations -- Mineral world -- Studying minerals -- Minerals and the interior of the Earth -- Earth's surface and the cycling of minerals -- Minerals and the living world -- Minerals as resources -- Minerals past, present, and future -- Further reading -- Index.
Summary Overview: Minerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evolution of life; an interaction with biological systems that we are only now beginning to understand. Exploring the traditional strand of mineralogy, which emphasizes the important mineral families, the well-established analytical methods (optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction) and the dramatic developments made in techniques over recent decades, David Vaughan also introduces the modern strand of mineralogy, which explores the role minerals play in the plate tectonic cycle and how they interact with the living world. Demonstrating how minerals can be critical for human health and illness by providing essential nutrients and releasing poisons, Vaughan explores the multitude of ways in which minerals have aided our understanding of the world.
Subject Minerals.
Minerals.
Mineralogie.
ISBN 0199682844
9780199682843