Misra Introduction to Geochemistry

Principles and Applications
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4718-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 640 Seiten, E-Book

This book is intended to serve as a text for an introductory coursein geochemistry for undergraduate/graduate students with at leastan elementary-level background in earth sciences, chemistry,and mathematics. The text, containing 83 tables and 181figures, covers a wide variety of topics -- ranging fromatomic structure to chemical and isotopic equilibria to modernbiogeochemical cycles -- which are divided into fourinterrelated parts: Crystal Chemistry; Chemical Reactions (andbiochemical reactions involving bacteria); Isotope Geochemistry(radiogenic and stable isotopes); and The Earth Supersystem, whichincludes discussions pertinent to the evolution of the solid Earth,the atmosphere, and the hydrosphere.
In keeping with the modern trend in the field of geochemistry,the book emphasizes computational techniques by developingappropriate mathematical relations, solving a variety of problemsto illustrate application of the mathematical relations, andleaving a set of questions at the end of each chapter to be solvedby students. However, so as not to interrupt the flow of thetext, involved chemical concepts and mathematical derivations areseparated in the form of boxes. Supplementary materials arepackaged into ten appendixes that include a standard-state(298.15 K, 1 bar) thermodynamic data table and a listing of answersto selected chapter-end questions.
Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/misra/geochemistry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Misra, Kula C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, xiii
1 Introduction, 1
PART I CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY, 7
2 Atomic Structure, 9
3 Chemical Bonding, 23
PART II CHEMICAL REACTIONS, 49
4 Basic Thermodynamic Concepts, 51
5 Thermodynamics of Solutions, 79
6 Geothermometry and Geobarometry, 107
7 Reactions Involving Aqueous Solutions, 134
8 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions, 167
9 Kinetics of Chemical Reactions, 197
PART III ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY, 223
10 Radiogenic Isotopes, 225
11 Stable Isotopes, 253
PART IV THE EARTH SUPERSYSTEM, 281
12 The Core-Mantle-Crust System, 283
13 The Crust-Hydrosphere-Atmosphere System, 326
APPENDIX 1 Units of measurement and physical constants,372
APPENDIX 2 Electronic configurations of elements in groundstate, 374
APPENDIX 3 First ionization potential, electron affinity,electronegativity (Pauling scale), and coordination numbers ofselected elements, 377
APPENDIX 4 Thermodynamic symbols, 379
APPENDIX 5 Standard state (298.15 K, 105 Pa) thermodynamicdata for selected elements, ionic species, and compounds,382
APPENDIX 6 Fugacities of H2O and CO2 in the range0.5-10.0 kbar and 200-1000°C, 396
APPENDIX 7 Equations for activity coefficients inmulticomponent regular solid solutions, 398
APPENDIX 8 Some commonly used computer codes for modeling ofgeochemical processes in aqueous solutions, 400
APPENDIX 9 Solar system abundances of the elements in unitsof number of atoms per 106 silicon atoms, 402
APPENDIX 10 Answers to selected chapter-end questions,403
References, 406
Index, 431

Über Autor(innen)

Kula C. Misra is a Professor of Geology (Emeritus) at the University of Tennessee where he has taught geochemistry, economic geology, and environmental geology for more than 30 years. He received a M.Tech degree in Applied Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) and, after working for about ten years as a field geologist, a Ph.D. degree in Geology from the University of Western Ontario (Canada). His research papers have been published in several professional journals, and he is the author of the textbook Understanding Mineral Deposits published in the year 2000. He is a member of several professional organizations and has served as a consultant to corporations and government agencies on subjects related to mineral deposits and environmental geochemistry.