200 Years of British Hydrogeology

200 Years of British Hydrogeology
Author: J. D. Mather
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781862391550

This volume highlights some of the many accomplishments of British hydrogeologists during the last 200 years. Twenty-five essays discuss such topics as the use of groundwater in 19th-century Scottish spas; the contribution of geologists to British army well-drilling units in WWI; and the development of the profession since 1974. Fifteen of the pape.

Petroleum Geology of the North Sea

Petroleum Geology of the North Sea
Author: K. W. Glennie
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2009-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1444313401

Since the 3rd edition of this publication, emphasis within the petroleum industry has shifted from exploration to appraisal and development of existing hydrocarbon resources. This change is reflected in this new 4th edition, which has been significantly expanded to accomodate additional material. The centrepiece of the book, however, remains a series of descriptions, in stratigraphic order, of the depositional history and hydrocarbon related rock units of the North Sea.

Rock-forming Minerals

Rock-forming Minerals
Author: William Alexander Deer
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1998
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781897799901

This volume deals with sulphates, carbonates, phosphates and halides, incorporating recent advances in investigative techniques. Each mineral chapter has sections on structure, chemistry, optical and physical properties, distinguishing features and paragenesis. Chapters are headed with brief tabulations of mineral data and a sketch of optical orientation. Results are included from ocean floor experimentation and deep sea drilling.

History of Technology Volume 17

History of Technology Volume 17
Author: Graham Hollister-Short
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350018759

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface

Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface
Author: Halldor Armannsson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 602
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789058090737

Topics covered: Geochemical record of terrestrial environmental change, and global geochemical cycles; Chemical weathering and climate, river catchment studies; Environmental geochemistry of the terrestrial environment and its effect on health; Organic geochemistry; Marine and sedimentary geochemistry; Mineralogy, microbes and chemistry of weathering; Geochemical thermodynamics and kinetics; Geochemistry of crustal fluids and of catastrophic events.

Sedimentary Facies Analysis

Sedimentary Facies Analysis
Author: A. Guy Plint
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2009-04-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1444304100

This book celebrates the professional career of Harold Reading, who has played a leading role in the development of the IAS, and has been at the roots of the development of 'facies sedimentology' as an art in itself and as a major tool in the broader field of geology. This special collection of original research papers from Harold Reading's students covers the wide range of his research interests and reflects the power of facies sedimentology today. State-of-the-art research papers in the important field of facies sedimentology * a festschrift to one of the great names in sedimentology.