Earth Materials 2nd Edition

This concise, accessible, market-leading textbook brings together the wide-ranging fundamentals students need to understand rocks and minerals, and shows them how they relate to the broader Earth, materials and environmental sciences. Designed specifically for one-semester courses, it is beautifully illustrated to explain the key concepts in mineralogy and petrology. This edition has been fully updated based on classroom experience, and new features include a completely new chapter providing an elementary introduction to thermodynamics, kinetics, radioactive decay and absolute dating; new mineral descriptions and many new stunning color photographs; and a new section on hydraulic fracturing and discussion of some of its most serious potential environmental consequences. The book uses stunning photos of mineral specimens and rock thin sections to help students build a core understanding. It also creates a highly effective learning experience through close integration of clear illustrations with engaging text, and helps students to easily visualize crystal structures through the CrystalViewer’s 3D software, available online.Additional ISBNs: 1316608859, 1107155401, 9781316608852, 9781107155404Earth Materials 2nd Edition: Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology 2nd Edition is written by Cornelis Klein; Anthony Philpotts and published by Cambridge University Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Earth Materials 2nd Edition are 9781108105965, 1108105963 and the print ISBNs are 9781107155404, 1107155401