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Recent Advances in Mineral Processing Plant Design
SME 2009; US$ 129.00The key to building better and more reliable plants is staying abreast of new technologies and equipment improvements. Whether you?re an aspiring engineering student or a seasoned practitioner, you won?t find a more comprehensive or more up-to-date resource than Recent Advances in Mineral Processing Plant Design. A compilation of engaging and insightful... more...
Chemistry of Zeolites and Related Porous Materials
Wiley 2009; US$ 275.00Widely used in adsorption, catalysis and ion exchange, the family of molecular sieves such as zeolites has been greatly extended and many advances have recently been achieved in the field of molecular sieves synthesis and related porous materials. Chemistry of Zeolites and Related Porous Materials focuses on the synthetic and structural chemistry of... more...
Creep of Crystals
Cambridge University Press 1985; US$ 54.00This textbook describes the physics of the plastic deformation of solids at high temperatures and is directed at geologists or geophysicists interested in the high-temperature behaviour of crystals. more...
Crystal Field Handbook
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 62.00This book is based on the modern conceptual understanding of crystal fields. more...
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization
Springer 2007; US$ 169.99One principal need in petroleum recovery from carbonate reservoirs is the description of the three-dimensional distribution of petrophysical properties in order to improve performance predictions by means of fluid-flow computer simulations. The book focuses on a rock based approach for the integration of geological, petrophysical, and geostatistical... more...
Mine Safety
Springer 2010; US$ 159.99Mine Safety combines detailed information on safety in mining with methods and mathematics that can be used to preserve human life. By compiling various recent research results and data into one volume, Mine Safety eliminates the need to consult many diverse sources in order to obtain vital information. Chapters cover a broad range of topics, including:... more...
Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion
Springer 2012; US$ 399.99"Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion, Second Edition", is the product of a half-century of critical analysis and updating of data on the status of oil and gas depletion by country, region and the world as a whole. Separate analyses of conventional and non-conventional oil and gas, which are depleting at different rates and costs,... more...
Handy Pocket Guide to Asian Gemstones
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Gemstones, both mythical and real, are deeply embedded in the arts, religions and cultures of Asia. This handy pocket guide provides an excellent introduction to the full range of superb gemstones mined and processed in the region, their physical characteristics, historical importance and countries of origin. Stunning color photographs and informative... more...
Materials Science for Structural Geology
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99This book sets out the basic materials science needed for understanding the plastic deformation of rocks and minerals. Although at atmospheric pressure or at relatively low environmental pressures, these materials tend to be brittle, that is, to fracture with little prior plastic deformation when non-hydrostatically stressed, they can undergo... more...
People, Parasites, and Plowshares
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 27.99Dickson D. Despommier?s vivid, visceral account of the biology, behavior, and history of parasites follows the interplay between these fascinating life forms and human society over thousands of years. He focuses on long-term host-parasite associations, which have evolved to avoid or even subvert the human immune system. Some do great damage to their... more...









