The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy requires a comprehensive dictionary for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry, and hobbyists. The second edition of this dictionary contains about 25,000 entries – about 9,000 more than the first edition. The comprehensive definitions are now completed by more than 1,500 charts, diagrams and figures. The author …
1. Cycles, Feedbacks and Main Issues -- Global Cycles: Overview and Introduction -- The Nature of Land-Biosphere-Atmospheric Feedbacks in the Hydrological Cycle -- Scale Issues -- Multiple Equilibria -- 2. Systems Approach: The Nature of Coupled Models -- Introduction -- Fluxes, Compartments and Ordering of Feedbacks -- Non-Linearities -- Parameterization of Complex Hydrological Systems -- 3. S…
Renewable Energy (RE), Energy Efficiency (EE) & Energy Services: The Energy Market Transformation -- Promoting Effective and Efficient Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) -- The Clean Development Mechanism: New Instrument in Financing Renewable Energy Technologies -- International Co-Operation on Energy Technologies Research and Development -- Market Deployment of Renewable Energy in Central Asi…
Tectonics, lithospheric, and deep mantle controls on global metallogenic provinces and giant ore deposits -- Basin evolution: base and precious metal mineralization in sediments -- Uranium deposits: metallogeny and exploration -- Magmas and base-metal ore deposits -- Epigenetic gold systems -- Submarine ore systems and ancient analogues: Global comparisons of VMS (IGCP 502) -- Understanding ore…
Eco-Design -- The Design for Environmental Compliance Workbench Tool -- Eco-Impact Anticipation by Parametric Screening of Machine System Components -- Man Machine Interaction and Man Machine Interface — Critical Issues for the Human Environment -- Integrating Eco-Design Into Business Environments -- Virtual Environments — the Eco-Friendly Approach to Product Design? -- A TRIZ Approach to D…
Mud Volcanic Geology -- New Seismic Neogene Clay Diapirs and Hydrocarbon Implications in the North-Eastern African Margin of Tunisia -- Seismic Signature of Gas Hydrate and Mud Volcanoes of the South African Continental Margin -- Global Distribution of Mud Volcanoes and Their Significance in Petroleum Exploration as a Source of Methane in the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere and as a Geohazard -- Sty…
Summary -- Problem Definition, Tasks, Procedure and Derivation of Recommendations for Action -- Terminological and Conceptional Foundations -- Normative Criteria for Evaluation and Decision-Making -- Towards a Sustainable Energy System — Legal Basis, Deficits and Points of Reference -- Potentials for the Sustainable Development of Energy Systems -- The Reality of Sustainability: Conflicts of …
Theoretical Background -- Experimental Techniques -- Luminescent Minerals -- Interpretation of Luminescence Centers -- Applications of Laser-Induced Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Techniques -- Minerals Prospecting -- Minerals Radiometric Sorting -- Identification of Minerals -- Waste Storage Geomaterials -- Luminescent Bio-Minerals -- Conclusion.Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials…
The Analysis of Picogram Quantities of Rare Earth Elements in Naturual Waters -- Determination of 56 Trace Elements in Three Aquifer- Type Rocks by ICP-MS and Approximation of the Relative Solubilities for These Elements in a Carbonate System by Water-Rock Concentration Ratios -- Rare Earth, Major, and Trace Element Geochemistry of Surface and Geothermal Waters from the Taupo Volcanic Zone, Nor…
1 Background information about Poyang Lake Basin -- 2 The Poyang Lake Cooperation Group -- 3 Bibliometric study of scientific literature on Poyang Lake -- 4 Strengthening integrated management and maintaining the health of Poyang Lake -- 5 Shallow groundwater of Poyang Lake area -- 6 Modelling seasonal groundwater flow dynamics in the Poyang Lake Core Region -- 7 Eutrophication and water qual…