Introduction to the Physics of Rocks

by Yves Guéguen and Victor Palciauskas

Finding viable solutions to many of the problems threatening our environment hinges on understanding the rocks below the earth's surface. For those evaluating the relative hazards of radioactive waste sites, investigating energy resources such as oil, gas, and hydrothermal energy, studying the behavior of natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes, or charting the flow of groundwater through the earth, this book will be indispensable. Until...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691034524
• ISBN13: 9780691034522
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"