1st Edition
Revival: Practical Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals (1988)
By Robert S. Carmichael
Copyright 1989
756 Pages
by
CRC Press
756 Pages
by
CRC Press
756 Pages
by
CRC Press
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CRC Practical Handbooks are a series of single-volume bench manuals that feature a synthesis of the most frequently used, basic reference information. These highly abridged versions of existing CRC multi-volume Handbooks contain largely tabular and graphic data. They provide extensive coverage in a scientific discipline and enable quick, convenient access to the most practical reference... Read more
Mineral Composition of Rocks. Densities of Rocks and Minerals. Inelastic Properties of Rocks and Minerals: Strength and Rheology. Magnetic Properties of Minerals and Rocks. Electrical Properties. Seismic Velocities. Seismic Attenuation. Radioactivity Properties of Minerals and Rocks. Spectroscopic Properties of Rock and Minerals. Engineering Properties of Rock. Index.
Biography
Robert S. Carmichael, Ph.D., is Professor of Geophysics and Geology in the Department of Geology, University of Iowa City. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A.Sc degree in geophysics/engineering physics, and then earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of Pittsburgh. His thesis specialties were in seismology and rock magnetism, and while there, he was an Andrew Mellon University Fellow.
