6,076円 This book provides information on proper underground mine ventilation in order to detail its importance in maintaining safe, productive, healthy and effective underground environments at all times for employees. The text covers correct design, implementation and maintenance of mine ventilation th...

21,878円 The main objective of this book is to integrate environmental knowledge observed in local agriculture, based on the understanding of soils science and ecology, and to propose possible technical solutions and a more integrated approach to tropical agriculture. The chapters describe and analyze the...

13,369円 This book presents an overview of recent advances in our understanding of the genesis of diamonds and the associated phases. It is divided into three main parts, starting with an introduction to the analysis of diamond inclusions to infer the formation processes. In turn, the second part of the b...

15,800円 This book presents the first overview of the composition and structure of the Earth’s lower mantle. The first part focuses on the study of lower-mantle minerals, identified as inclusions in diamonds from different regions of the world. Three associations are established among the lower-mantle min...

12,154円 Originally published in French, this updated and expanded English translation offers a definitive treatment on clays and effects on human health including the long history of clays used as pharmaceutical and therapeutic agents, the origins of clays, their structural properties and modes of action.

12,154円 This book summarizes systematic data on nanogold in geological objects, including mineral-concentrators of nanogold, and the structure and chemical composition of nanogold aggregates. The book also discusses problems that arise during the development of nanogold resources and provides recommendat...

12,154円 How large is the natural variation in concentration of the various elements in different media? How do the oft-cited "World average concentrations" in different media compare with actual analytical data? How low a detection limit do I need to attain if I want to analyse for an element in soils, s...

13,978円 Nonrenewable natural resources – metallic and non-metallic minerals, industrial rocks and energy resources (both organic and inorganic), have been treated in a holistic manner in this book, including two important resources (soil and water), not commonly covered in most books on this topic. For t...

662円 Did you know that Earth soil is unique? It has the right balance of minerals to sustain life on Earth. If you would go to Mars and study the soil from there, you will notice that the mineral content is very different.Using this book, you will have a better understanding of soil science and what f...

10,574円 Photo Atlas of Mineral Pseudomorphism provides a comprehensive overview on the topic of pseudomorphismーin which one mineral is replaced by another but still maintains its original crystal formーa phenomenon that is far more common than currently thought and is extremely important in understandin...

25,205円 Clays are increasingly becoming a major problem in the mining, extraction and value-adding processes for a wide range of commodity raw materials. Clays can impact negatively on virtually every unit process within the mining and minerals processing sector, having long-term environmental implicatio...

662円 There’s a whole world of organisms that escape the naked eye. Take a small soil specimen and peek into the microscope. You will be surprised at the tiny creatures there. This knowledge will encourage kids to appreciate and respect the soil. After all, it sustains life on Earth. Open your eyes to ...