Dougal Jerram

The Second Edition of this unique pocket field guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to include advances in physical volcanology, emplacement of magmas, and interpreting structures and textures in igneous rocks. The book integrates new field-based techniques (AMS and geophysical studies of pluton shape) with new topics on magma mixing and mingling, sill emplacement, and magma-sediment interaction. Part of...

The Field Description of Metamorphic Rocks The Field Description of Metamorphic Rocks, Second Edition This pocket-sized field guide describes how metamorphic rocks and rock masses may be observed, recorded, and mapped in the field. Written at a level suitable for Earth Science undergraduate students, this book is an essential tool for any geologist — student, professional, or amateur — faced...

What if we could tunnel to the centre of the Earth? This book tells you everything you need to know about a trip to the planet's core, with the proposed journey to be made using an ingenious Centre-Pod drilling vehicle. Starting with your first entry through the earth's mantle, at a boundary in the tectonic plates, you'll travel on through...