Each chapter covering environments of deposition will be divided into two sections. The first section will cover the characteristics of the modern setting, outlining the principal processes of erosion, transport and deposition. This will primarily be a geomorphological approach to sedimentology and environments. The second section will consider the products of the depositional environments in terms of what is preserved in the sedimentary record.

The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be a core topic in the Earth Sciences and this book provides the reader with a concise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures, structures, diagenesis and depositional environments.

In recent years, research on the coastal ocean has expanded as the study of both short- and long-term anthropogenic change has become increasingly urgent. Yet there is no comprehensive treatment of the dynamics of this critical region. The book covers a range of topics involving currents and water properties, including turbulent boundary layers, wind driving, tides, buoyancy currents, waves, instabilities, and connections with the open, deep ocean.

The book focuses on the appropriate core concepts of physical geology, with an emphasis on the unifying theory of plate tectonics and Earth’s dynamic nature. The many applicable examples, completely new photographs illustrating the material, and current topics covered throughout the text enhance students’ understanding and appreciation of physical geology and the role it plays in our everyday lives.

Since Cann and Renfrew's seminal paper in 1967 on the compositional analysis of obsidian in the Mediterranean, analytical techniques have improved, identification and characterization of sources have increased, and applications have broadened geographically and theoretically to address various socio-cultural activities and behaviours around the world. While many previous publications have focused on different aspects of obsidian characterization, this volume uniquely presents obsidian compositional studies from across the Americas that have relied on the instrumentation housed in the Elemental Analysis Facility at the Field Museum of Natural History.

Monitoring Seismic and Acoustic Waves at Sea describes the non-tectonic related seismic signals, show examples of their waveforms, discuss the methodologies allowing to detect and study them, outline their impact and the remaining questions and establish a nomenclature for scientists working on these events, to ease future communications.

Minerals & gemstones of Southern Africa is not only the up-to-date publication of the minerals in the region, but also the first to showcase the gemstones of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The book includes: an introduction to the geology of the region; detailed led descriptions of minerals, including their gemological properties, history, occurrence and uses; multiple full-color photographs of the species.

Carl A. Maida argues we are living in an era of transition that has been repeatedly called an age of acceleration, and in this time of crisis, diverse constituencies will need to coalesce and create place-based arenas for critical inquiry and reflection around biodiversity, energy, and sustainability concerns.

In the preface to the first edition of this book I noted the vast impact that isotope geochemistry has had on the earth sciences in the previous half century. That impact has only grown over the last decade. I stated that nearly every earth scientist needs some exposure to, if not fluency in, isotope geochemistry. That is even more true today

This book is for geoscience students taking introductory or intermediate-level courses in igneous petrology, to help develop key skills (and confidence) in identifying igneous minerals, interpreting and allocating appropriate names to unknown rocks presented to them.