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Geological Maps

  • 1st Edition
  • October 1, 1968
  • B. Simpson
  • F. H. T. Rhodes
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 5 0 8 - 5
Designed for use by students studying geological maps for the first time and principally concerned with the sheet-like bodies of sedimentary and igneous rocks. Although it is an introductory volume, the student can use it with the minimum of supervision and teaching because, contrary to other books, the approach adopted is the actual presentation of the process of solution of geological maps rather than the presentation of geological map exercises. The book is intended for Geology students in schools and technical colleges, and for first-year geology and civil engineering courses.

An Introduction to Marine Geology

  • 1st Edition
  • September 1, 1968
  • M. J. Keen
  • J. A. Jacobs
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 3 4 9 - 3
An account of some aspects of marine geology and marine geophysics, comprehensible to those at an early stage in their study of geology and to scientists who are not specialists in these fields. There are many biologists, chemists, mathematicians or physicists who work in the laboratory or on board ship with geologists and geophysicists and this book will help them to understand the aims of their colleages' experiments. Wherever possible, without a loss of necessary precision, terminology is deliberately simplified.

Transformation of Petroleum in Nature

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1968
  • P. F. Andreev + 2 more
  • Dean Earl Ingerson
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 8 4 4 - 0
Transformation of Petroleum in Nature is a a comprehensive account of the thermodynamic principles governing petroleum transformations in nature. Topics covered range from the dependence of petroleum properties on geologic-geochemical conditions to processes of spontaneous alteration of organic matter. A considerable section of the book is devoted to the thermodynamic transformation of hydrocarbons. Comprised of nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the connection between the properties of petroleum and its geologic age, as well as the basic aspects of the natural phenomenon and the many observed deviations from this basic phenomenon. The role played by a number of catalysts in connection with the transformable material is also considered, along with geochemical transformations of petroleum during the process of migration into the reservoir rocks. Subsequent chapters focus on the phenomenology of spontaneous transformation processes of organic matter; thermodynamics of low-temperature transformation of hydrocarbons; oxidative transformations of petroleum in nature; and the significance of clays in the formation and conversion of petroleum in the earth's crust. The thermocatalytic transformations of heterogeneous organic compounds are also analyzed. This book will be of interest to petroleum geologists and geochemists.

Bleaching Earths

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1968
  • M. K. Hasnuddin Siddiqui
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 0 4 0 - 5
Bleaching Earths presents the diverse use of fuller's earth and bentonite, particularly in vegetable and mineral oil refining. This book discusses the different aspects of bleaching earths from the stray. Organized into seven chapters, this book starts with an overview of the mineral composition of bleaching clays, which are often classified as fuller's earths and bentonites according to their inherent properties. This text then explains the three modes of formation of clay minerals, including weathering of igneous rocks, marine sediments, and hydrothermal alteration. Other chapters consider the properties of clay minerals, their classification, and relation to one another. This book discusses as well the various methods that are most helpful in the study of clays and related materials, including X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis, differential thermal analysis, and electron microscopy. The final chapter deals with the mineralogy of some typical clays that are susceptible to activation. This book is a valuable resource for scientists, physicists, chemists, and engineers.

The Problems of Birds as Pests

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1968
  • R. K. Murton + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 8 3 6 - 1
The Problems of Birds as Pests covers the proceedings of the symposium held at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 28 and 29 September 1967. The text focuses on the problems posed by birds on agriculture and air transport, as well as control of population, scaring techniques, and warning systems. The selection first discusses prospective considerations concerning bio-acoustics in relation to bird-scaring techniques and recent developments in bird scaring on airfields. Topics include system of behavior and hierarchy of signals, informative content of acoustic signals, and signal-noise ratio. The book also ponders on bird recognition by radar and bird warning system for aircrafts in flight. The publication reviews the rook issue in North-East Scotland and the problems brought by the oystercatchers, including availability of field crops and their utilization by rooks, rook population, and food intake of the birds and comparison with stock and fishing levels. The manuscript then surveys predator-prey relationships in bird damage and population control and the quelea problem in Africa. The selection is a valuable source of information for ornithologists and readers interested in the characteristic of birds as pests.

Cyclic Sedimentation

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 10
  • January 1, 1967
  • Bozzano G Luisa
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 8 6 9 2 1 - 6
This book provides an overview of the developments in sedimentology. Despite the existence of a huge literature, this is the first time that a textbook has been written on the subject of cyclic sedimentation. The book tries to cover as much of the relevant data as is necessary to allow for adequate consideration of all significant hypotheses.

Carbonate rocks

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 9B
  • January 1, 1967
  • George V Chilingar + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 8 6 9 2 0 - 9

Diagenesis in sediments

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 8
  • January 1, 1967
  • George V Chilingar
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 8 6 9 1 8 - 6

Advances in Hydroscience

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1967
  • Ven Te Chow
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 4 3 8 - 1
Advances in Hydroscience, Volume 4 covers selected topics encompassing several areas of special interest in hydroscience, including naval architecture, water waves, subsurface water, engineering hydraulics, and stochastic hydrology. This volume is composed of seven chapters, and begins with a summary of the basic principles and theories involved in hovering craft operating over water, which should be of interest to naval architects who may design such vehicles for special purposes. The succeeding chapters deal with the significance of soil moisture theory in the design of foundations and land drainage systems, as well as the developments in understanding the theory of wind-generated waves. These topics are followed by discussions on the mode of operation and different types of hydraulic jumps and the basic probability concepts of stochastic reservoir theory. The final chapter the fundamentals of surface winds, wind fields, and wind stress and their role in formation of storm surge. This book is of value to hydrologists, naval architects, agronomists, and agricultural civil engineers.

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