Mineralogy & Gems

This book provides a comprehensive review of gem corundum origins worldwide, highlighting the enduring value of rubies and sapphires despite synthe...

This book delivers a detailed overview of the essentials of cold and ultracold chemistry for advanced graduate students. Beginning with description...

Building upon the award-winning second edition, this comprehensive textbook provides a fundamental understanding of the formative processes of igne...

This book covers the entire spectrum of mineralogy and consolidates its applications in different fields. Part I starts with the very basic concept...

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 statu...

Tight gas reservoirs have very low permeability and porosity, which cannot be produced at economical flow rates unless the well is efficiently stim...

Uncovers a centuries-long story of obsession that often included murder, gun fights, deadly accidents, overnight fortunes and even cannibalism. . ....

Uncovers a centuries-long story of obsession that often included murder, gun fights, deadly accidents, overnight fortunes and even cannibalism. . ....

The role of hydrothermal fluids during the crystallization of layered intrusions and the ore deposits they contain has long been debated. This book...