Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1000950 in Books
• Published on: 1994-01-18
• Format: Facsimile
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Synopsis
Examines the importance of mineral resources in modern society and explores the complex relationships between the geologic, engineering, environmental, economic and political concerns that control our mineral supply.

Customer Reviews

A good, readable, gateway text into Economic Geology.
In this book, Stephen Kesler tackles the ambitious task of giving a summary of the world's mineral deposits, mineral economics and history. The text provides a good overview of deposit styles, distribution and mechanisms, giving detailed information without overburdening the style with obscure technical jargon. The diagrams are clear, concise and relevant, often giving a summary of all points made in the script. There are some good, colour pictures of workings, environmental damage and ore samples.

Unfortunately this book is beginning to show its age now. This is particularly true of the economic information given, now all at least eight years out of date. What is needed is a full update, but this seems unlikely to happen at the present time. For now, this book gives a good, readable account of mineralisation styles and distribution for the non-specialist, and is a useful concise reference for those of us working in the mineralogy and metallogenesis field.

decent general text, difficult to read
This text is difficult to read, as it is written in a very information-dense style. The figures are often very busy, as too much information is put into each one. This book should be used as a reference volume, but probably not as a textbook.