Preface ivAcknowledgments viAbout the Companion Website viii1 Earth materials and the geosphere 12 Atoms, elements, bonds, and coordination polyhedra 223 Atomic substitution, phase diagrams, and isotopes 504 Crystallography 835 Mineral properties and rock-forming minerals 1206 Optical identification of minerals 1607 Igneous rock texture, composition, and classification 1998 Magma and intrusive structures 2359 Volcanic features and landforms 26210 Igneous rock associations 30011 Weathering, sediment production, and soils 34212 The sedimentary cycle: erosion, transportation, deposition, sedimentary structures, and environments 38113 Detrital sediments and sedimentary rocks 41814 Biochemical sedimentary rocks 45415 Metamorphism 50316 Metamorphism: stress, deformation, and structures 52417 Texture and classification of metamorphic rocks 55418 Metamorphic zones, facies, and facies series 57819 Mineral resources and hazards 619Index 663
Kevin Hefferan is Associate Professor in the Marine Science, Safety and Environmental Protection Department at Massachusetts Maritime Academy of Buzzards Bay, MA, USA.John O'Brien (retired) worked for 41 years in the Department of Geoscience-Geography (now Earth and Environmental Sciences) at New Jersey City State University.
