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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 information...on the spot! Leading professionals in their respective fields collaborated to provide individuals and institutions with an economical and easy-to-use source of classic reference information.
The CRC Practical Handbook of PHYSICAL PROPERTIES of ROCKS and MINERALS, prepared by leaders in their specialties, has been constructed to serve as a convenient, compact, yet comprehensive source of basic information. The technical data have been compiled and selectively edited to provide an organized and definitive presentation of the physical properties of rocks and their constituent minerals. The format is primarily tabular and graphical, for easy reference and comparisons. There is also instructive textual material to present, explain, and clarify the data.
This edited and abridged version of the CRC Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks, published in three volumes in 1982 - 1984, will serve as an easy-to-use source of current and useful reference information.
List of contents
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.
About the author
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.
Summary
CRC Practical Handbooks are a series of single-volume bench manuals that feature a synthesis of the most frequently used, basic reference information.
