Author: Eric R. Force

The geology of titanium-mineral deposits crosses the entire purview of geology, from Precambrian to Holocene and from anorthosites to beach sands. This is the first integrated treatment of the subject, analyzing the basic geologic processes that produce deposits of each type, then relating them in a geochemical-cycle framework. It includes igneous petrology, metamorphic petrology, metasomatic and hydrothermal alteration, clastic sedimentology, and paleoclimatology and contributes new information to each discipline, as well as to economic geology. In effect, the entire realm of geologic processes is viewed through a "titanium window." Practical applications to exploration for this metal of the future abound, so this should be an important and useful guide for the titanium industry.

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Published: 4/30/1991

ISBN Number: 0813722594

Pages: 112

Product Category: EBooks