Silica Stories

by Daniel Conley, Christina De La Rocha, Daniel J. Conley

Book Overview

1. Introduction.- 2. The Origin of Life Was Brought to You in Part by Silicate Rocks.- 3. The Making of Humankind: Silica Lends a Hand (and Maybe a Brain). - 4. Mystical Crystals of Silica.- 5. Glass Houses.- 6. Chicks Need Silica, Too.- 7. Of Fields, Phytoliths, and Hippo Poo.- 8. Silica, Be Dammed!.- 9. No Such Thing as Normal.- 10. Geoengineering, aka Silica to Save the World.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319853066
• ISBN13: 9783319853062
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"