Many Earth science departments today recruit significant numbers of environmental geoscience students alongside mainstream geology or Earth science students. This student-led change in academic emphasis suggests that a successor to Chemical Fundamentals of Geology will meet the needs of students better if it covers the chemical foundations of environmental Earth science as well as geology. The shift in the emphasis of this new edition is reflected in its expanded title. <...>

В работе рассматривается проблема геохимической миграции атомов вещества под воздействием теплового и гравитационного нолей планеты. Предложено математическое определение условий концентрации веществ, полученное на основе анализа соотношений физики сплошных сред и теории необратимых процессов. Предлагаемая формула позволяет в первом приближении определять химический состав глубинных зон Земли.

Работа предназначается для широкого круга читателей — геологов, геофизиков и геохимиков.

Minerals are highly significant components of coal from both academic and practical perspectives. Minerals may react when the coal is burned, either forming an ash residue, or, in many cases, releasing volatile components, or as they need to be removed as slag from the blast furnace during metallurgical processing.

Noble Gas Geochemistry discusses the fundamental concepts of using noble gases to solve problems in the earth and planetary sciences. The discipline of noble gas geochemistry has become a major branch in the earth and planetary sciences. It offers a powerful and unique tool in resolving problems such as the origin of the solar system, evolution of the planets, Earth formation, mantle evolution and dynamics, atmospheric degassing and evolution, ocean circulation, dynamics of aquifer systems, and numerous applications to other geological problems.