The Hope Factor--Mineral Discoveries Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines (original) (raw)

This volume, available in both hardcover and paperback, is an English translation of the fifth edition of the German language text Mineralische und Energie-Rohstoffe. The book provides an extensive overview of natural resources and societal issues associated with extracting raw materials. The comprehensive list of raw materials discussed includes metals, industrial minerals, coal, and hydrocarbons. The book is divided into four parts: (1) "Metalliferous ore deposits," (2) "Nonmetallic minerals and rocks," (3) "Practice of economic geology," and (4) "Fossil energy raw materials-coal, oil, and gas." These sections are bound by a brief introduction and an extensive list of up-to-date references as well as an index. Each chapter begins with a concise synopsis and concludes with a summary that contains useful suggestions for additional reading. All figures are grayscale images and line drawings; however, several have been grouped together and reproduced as color plates. Also included is a companion website (www. wiley.com/go/pohl/geology) that contains additional resources, such as digital copies of figures, tables, and an expanded index, all available for download in easy-to-use formats. The first part of the book, "Metalliferous ore deposits," contains two chapters that cover metallic mineral deposits. Chapter one, "Geological ore formation process systems (metallogenesis)," gives an overview of various deposit types organized by fundamental geologic cycles (i.e., magmatism, weathering, sedimentation, diagenesis, and metamorphism). Along with the genetic description of mineral deposit types, the section on hydrothermal mineral deposits also provides a useful introduction to numerous methods used to investigate the genesis of ore deposits, such as stable and radiogenic isotopes, fluid inclusions, mineral textures, and alteration zoning. Following the genetic description of the mineral deposit models is a section on metallogeny that helps the reader understand the where and when of ore deposit formation. The chapter concludes with a summary of the metallogeny of Europe that brings together much of the previously discussed content. Chapter two, "Economic geology of metals," provides a valuable reference for the economic geology of more than 40 metals. For each metal, reference material includes ore minerals, exploitable grades, use of the metal, geochemical behavior, environmental aspects, a list of deposit types, and information on production and resources. The second part of the book, "Non-metallic minerals and rocks," contains two chapters that cover industrial minerals, rocks, and salt deposits. Chapter three, "Industrial minerals, earths and rocks," includes discussion of about 30 industrial minerals and rocks, organized alphabetically. The discussion includes mineral deposit types, geochemistry, and uses for all