Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 87, 1 aprile 2018

Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 87, 1 aprile 2018
Author: Paolo Ballirano
Publisher: Edizioni Nuova Cultura
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2018-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 8833650367

Contents Giovanna Rizzo, Salvatore Laurita, Uwe Altenberger The Timpa delle Murge ophiolitic gabbros, southern Apennines: insights from petrology and geochemistry and consequences to the geodynamic setting .. Mahboobeh Jamshidibadr, Alan S. Collins, Gabriel N. Salomao, Mozaniel Costa U-Pb zircon ages, geochemistry and tectonic setting of felsic and mafic intrusive rocks of Almogholagh complex, NW Iran Dario Di Giuseppe, Jordi Ibáñez, Massimiliano Melchiorre, Massimo Coltorti On the potential effect of micronized zeolites on seed germination: a prospective study Ali I.M. Ismail, Doris Sadek Ghabrial, Wael Abdel Wahab, Mahmoud Eissa, Alberto Cazzaniga, Chiara Zanelli, Michele Dondi Exploring Syenites from Ring Complexes in the Eastern Desert (Egypt) as Ceramic Raw Materials Daniela Mauro, Cristian Biagioni, Marco Pasero Crystal-chemistry of sulfates from Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy). I. Crystal structure and hydrogen bond system of melanterite, Fe(H2O)6(SO4)·H2O

Neapolitan Volcanoes

Neapolitan Volcanoes
Author: Stefano Carlino
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2018-07-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319928775

This book serves as a guide to discovering the most interesting volcano sites in Italy. Accompanied by some extraordinary contemporary images of active Neapolitan volcanoes, it explains the main volcanic processes that have been shaping the landscape of the Campania region and influencing human settlements in this area since Greek and Roman times and that have prompted leading international scientists to visit and study this natural volcanology laboratory. While volcanology is the central topic, the book also addresses other aspects related to the area’s volcanism and is divided into three sections: 1) Neapolitan volcanic activity and processes (with a general introduction to volcanology and its development around Naples together with descriptions of the landscape and the main sites worth visiting); 2) Volcanoes and their interactions with local human settlements since the Bronze Age, recent population growth and the transformation of the territory; 3) The risks posed by Neapolitan Volcanoes, their recent activity and the problem of forecasting any future eruption.

History of Geoscience

History of Geoscience
Author: W. Mayer
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1786202697

The study of the Earth’s origin, its composition, the processes that changed and shaped it over time and the fossils preserved in rocks, have occupied enquiring minds from ancient times. The contributions in this volume trace the history of ideas and the research of scholars in a wide range of geological disciplines that have paved the way to our present-day understanding and knowledge of the physical nature of our planet and the diversity of life that inhabited it. To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Commission on the History of Geology (INHIGEO), the book features contributions that give insights into its establishment and progress. In other sections authors reflect on the value of studying the history of the geosciences and provide accounts of early investigations in fields as diverse as tectonics, volcanology, geomorphology, vertebrate palaeontology and petroleum geology. Other papers discuss the establishment of geological surveys, the contribution of women to geology and biographical sketches of noted scholars in various fields of geoscience.

Description of Input and Examples for Phreeqc Version 3

Description of Input and Examples for Phreeqc Version 3
Author: David L. Parkhurst
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2014-07-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781500563103

PHREEQC version 3 is a computer program written in the C and C++ programming languages that is designed to perform a wide variety of aqueous geochemical calculations. PHREEQC implements several types of aqueous models: two ion-association aqueous models (the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory model and WATEQ4F), a Pitzer specific-ion-interaction aqueous model, and the SIT (Specific ion Interaction Theory) aqueous model. Using any of these aqueous models, PHREEQC has capabilities for (1) speciation and saturation-index calculations; (2) batch-reaction and one-dimensional (1D) transport calculations with reversible and irreversible reactions, which include aqueous, mineral, gas, solid-solution, surface-complexation, and ion-exchange equilibria, and specified mole transfers of reactants, kinetically controlled reactions, mixing of solutions, and pressure and temperature changes; and (3) inverse modeling, which finds sets of mineral and gas mole transfers that account for differences in composition between waters within specified compositional uncertainty limits.

History, Exploration & Exploitation of Oil and Gas

History, Exploration & Exploitation of Oil and Gas
Author: Silvia Fernanda Figueirôa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030138801

This edited volume discusses scientific and technological aspects of the history of the oil and gas industry in national and international contexts. The search for oil for industrial uses began in the nineteenth century, the first drills made in Azerbaijan and the United States. This intense search for a substance to become one of the most important energy sources was, many times, based on skill as well as luck, resulting in knowledge and the development of prospecting and exploration technologies. The demand for oil improved expertise in geological science, in areas such as micropaleontology, stratigraphy or sedimentology and informed different disciplines such as geophysics. These contributions made possible not only the discovery of new oil fields but also new applications and methods of exploration. Beyond the scientific and technological aspects, an industry that grew to such considerable size also impacted the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and diplomatic issues in history. The book approaches these changes in different scales, countries, areas, and perspectives. This edited book appeals to researchers, student, practitioners in various fields from geology and geophysics to history. It is also an important resource for professionals in the oil and gas industry.

Numbers and Nationhood

Numbers and Nationhood
Author: Silvana Patriarca
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1996-10-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521462969

Numbers and Nationhood, first published in 1996, explores the Italian inflection of a Europe-wide phenomenon in the nineteenth century: the rise of statistics as a mode of representation in society. Silvana Patriarca examines the ideologies which informed the copious statistical literature produced between the 1820s, when statistical publications began to proliferate in the Italian states, and the 1870s, when a unified Italy entered a fully positivistic era. Her innovative study illuminates the relationship between the needs of an emerging nation and the uses to which statistics were put, generating a long-lasting image of Italy which nevertheless accentuated its internal territorial divisions. By examining the power of numerical representations, Numbers and Nationhood provides a fresh reading of the historiography of Risorgimento Italy and of positivism, bringing to the fore issues of science, ideology, and representation.

Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 5

Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 5
Author: Giorgio Lollino
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1304
Release: 2014-08-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319090488

This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with the theme of urban geology. Along with a rapidly growing world population, the wave of urban growth continues, causing cities to swell and new metropolitan centers to emerge. These global trends also open new ventures for underground city development. Engineering geology plays a major role in facing the increasing issues of the urban environment, such as: finding aggregates for construction works; providing adequate water supply and waste management; solving building problems associated to geological and geomorphological conditions; evaluating host rock conditions for underground constructions; preventing or mitigating geological and seismic hazards. Furthermore, this book illustrates recent advancements in sustainable land use planning, which includes conservation, protection, reclamation and landscape impact of open pit mining and alternative power generation. The Engineering Geology for Society and Territory volumes of the IAEG XII Congress held in Torino from September 15-19, 2014, analyze the dynamic role of engineering geology in our changing world and build on the four main themes of the congress: environment, processes, issues and approaches. The congress topics and subject areas of the 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes are: 1. Climate Change and Engineering Geology 2. Landslide Processes River Basins 3. Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources 4. Marine and Coastal Processes Urban Geology 5. Sustainable Planning and Landscape Exploitation 6. Applied Geology for Major Engineering Projects 7. Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology 8. Preservation of Cultural Heritage

The Principles of Quantum Mechanics

The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Author: Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1981
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780198520115

The first edition of this work appeared in 1930, and its originality won it immediate recognition as a classic of modern physical theory. The fourth edition has been bought out to meet a continued demand. Some improvements have been made, the main one being the complete rewriting of the chapter on quantum electrodymanics, to bring in electron-pair creation. This makes it suitable as an introduction to recent works on quantum field theories.

Regional Urban Systems in the Roman World, 150 BCE - 250 CE

Regional Urban Systems in the Roman World, 150 BCE - 250 CE
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2019-12-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004414363

Regional Urban Systems in the Roman World offers comprehensive reconstructions of the urban systems of large parts of the Roman Empire. In accounting for region-specific urban patterns it uses a combination of diachronic and synchronic approaches.

Sicily Before the Greeks

Sicily Before the Greeks
Author: Luigi Bernabò Brea
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1957
Genre: Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN:

A noted Italian archaeologist describes Sicilian culture from Palaeolithic times to the arrival of Greek colonists in the 8th century B. C.