Walter L. Pohl

Economic Geology

Principles and Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This title is also available as hardcover edition.

Since the 1st edition of this book was published, both science and practice of economic geology have advanced in great strides. Improvements in understanding the Earth s process systems that form raw material deposits are reflected in this revised second edition. The scientific ambition of the book is to place the extraordinary variability of mineral deposits into the framework of fundamental petrogenetic- geological process systems.

The book covers the entire field of geology applied to mineral deposits, including industrial minerals, coal and hydrocarbons. Illuminating insights, for example, can be gained from sediments, rich in organic matter, that are primarily source rocks of conventional hydrocarbons, but also host unconventional oil and gas, and metal deposits.

Numerous individual mineral deposits are presented as practical examples, covering reserve figures, ore grade, origin and geological characteristics. The principles of searching for ores and minerals (exploration), the study and valuation of newly found deposits, and environmental issues are treated in a separate chapter. The overview character enforces waiving much detail but for compensation, ample cross-references and references to web and printed sources are provided. The number of humans on our globe continues to increase and standards of living improve rapidly. Both contribute to a steadily rising consumption of raw materials. Economic geology is a central actor in satisfying this growing demand by exploration and mining, and by mediating social and environmental impacts.
The text also discusses related issues that arise during the life cycle of a mine and after its closure, with an emphasis on sustainable and green mining.

Worldwide, students and teachers of economic geology and related disciplineswill find the great lines of thinking and tangible information throughout the book. For professionals in mining and exploration, in intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the service sector and state administrations, current professional practice is introduced.
About the Author
Walter L. Pohl is Emeritus Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, and a longtime consulting geologist in economic, engineering and environmental geology.
For more information visit his homepage at http://www.walter-pohl.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele u. Obermiller), Science Publishers, Stuttgart / Sc
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 181201902
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 755
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 172mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1580g
• ISBN-13: 9783510654352
• ISBN-10: 3510654358
• Artikelnr.: 59936424

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
Introduction.
What are ore deposits?
Mining in the stress field between society and environment.
The mineral resources conundrum.
Part I Metalliferous Ore Deposits.
1 Geological ore formation process systems (metallogenesis).
Synopsis.
1.1 Magmatic Ore Formation Systems.
1.2 Supergene Ore Formation Systems.
1.3 Sedimentary Ore Formation Systems.
1.4 Diagenetic Ore Formation Systems.
1.5 Metamorphic and Metamorphosed Ore Deposits.
1.6 Metamorphogenic Ore Formation Systems.
1.7 Metallogeny - Ore Deposit Formation in Space and Time.
1.8 Genetic Classification of Ore and Mineral Deposits.
1.9 Summary and Further Reading.
2 Economic geology of metals.
Synopsis.
2.1 The Iron and Steel Metals.
2.2 Base Metals.
2.3 Precious Metals.
2.4 Light Metals.
2.5 Minor and Speciality Metals.
2.6 Summary and Further Reading.
Part II Non-Metallic Minerals and Rocks.
3 Industrial minerals, earths and rocks.
Synopsis.
3.1 Andalusite, Kyanite and Sillimanite.
3.2 Asbestos.
3.3 Barite and Celestite.
3.4 Bentonite (Smectite Rocks).
3.5 Boron.
3.6 Carbonate Rocks: Limestone, Calcite Marble, Marlstone, Dolomite.
3.7 Clay and Clay Rocks.
3.8 Diamond.
3.9 Diatomite and Tripoli.
3.10 Feldspar.
3.11 Fluorite.
3.12 Graphite.
3.12.1 Graphite deposit types.
3.13 Gypsum and Anhydrite.
3.14 Kaolin.
3.15 Magnesite.
3.16 Mica (Muscovite, Phlogopite, Vermiculite).
3.17 Olivine.
3.18 Phosphates.
3.19 Quartz and Silicon.
3.20 Quartzite.
3.21 Quartz Sand and Gravel.
3.22 Sodium Carbonate, Sulfate and Alum.
3.23 Sulphur.
3.24 Talc and Pyrophyllite.
3.25 Volcaniclastic Rocks.
3.26 Wollastonite.
3.27 Zeolites.
3.28 Summary and Further Reading.
4 Salt deposits (evaporites).
Synopsis.
4.1 Salt Minerals and Salt Rocks.
4.2 The Formation of Salt Deposits.
4.3 Post-Depositional Fate of Salt Rocks.
4.4 From Exploration to Salt Mining.
4.5 Summary and Further Reading.
Part III The Practice of Economic Geology.
5 Geological concepts and methods in the mining cycle: exploration,
exploitation and closure of mines.
Synopsis.
5.1 Economic Considerations.
5.2 The Search for Mineral Deposits (Exploration).
5.3 Development and Valuation of Mineral Deposits.
5.4 Mining and the Environment.
5.5 Deep Geological Disposal of Dangerous Waste.
5.6 Summary and Further Reading.
Part IV Fossil Energy Raw Materials -- Coal, Oil and Gas.
6 Coal.
Synopsis.
6.1 The Substance of Coal.
6.2 Peat Formation and Coal Deposits.
6.3 The Coalification Process.
6.4 Post-Depositional Changes of Coal Seams.
6.5 Applications of Coal Geology.
6.6 Summary and Further Reading.
7 Petroleum and natural gas deposits.
Synopsis.
7.1 Species of Natural Bitumens, Gas and Kerogen, and their Properties.
7.2 The Origin of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
7.3 Formation of Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits.
7.4 Exploring for Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits.
7.5 The Exploitation of Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits.
7.6 Tar Sand, Asphalt, Pyrobitumen and Shungite.
7.7 Oil Shales.
7.8 Environmental Aspects of Oil and Gas Production.
7.9 Summary and Further Reading.
Epilogue.
References.
Index.