Springer Hydrothermal Processes and Mineral Systems

Review Aus den Rezensionen: ..". widmet sich beschreibend ... Hydrothemalsystemen mit ihren Mineralisationen ... Druck, Papier, Druck der Abbildungen und sorgfaltige Durchsicht fuhrten zu einer Buchqualitat, wie man sie bei Springer-Lehr- und Handbuchern gewohnt ist. ... Das vorliegende ... handliche und ubersichtlich gestaltete Handbuch ist vor allem fur Wissenschaftler der Geo- und Biowissenschaften gedacht und im Besonderen auch fur solche, die an Minerallagerstatten ... arbeiten. ... eine wertvolle Hilfe und Quelle fast unuberschaubarer Informationen aller Art. ... ein umfangreiches, reichhaltiges, aktuelles, modernes, gutgestaltetes und daher uneingeschrankt empfehlenswertes Handbuch ..." (in: Zentralblatt Geologie und Palaontologie Teil II, Month 2009, Issue 5/6, S. 950 f.) Aus den Rezensionen: widmet sich beschreibend ... Hydrothemalsystemen mit ihren Mineralisationen ... Druck, Papier, Druck der Abbildungen und sorgfaltige Durchsicht fuhrten zu einer Buchqualitat, wie man sie bei Springer-Lehr- und Handbuchern gewohnt ist. ... Das vorliegende ... handliche und ubersichtlich gestaltete Handbuch ist vor allem fur Wissenschaftler der Geo- und Biowissenschaften gedacht und im Besonderen auch fur solche, die an Minerallagerstatten ... arbeiten. ... eine wertvolle Hilfe und Quelle fast unuberschaubarer Informationen aller Art. ... ein umfangreiches, reichhaltiges, aktuelles, modernes, gutgestaltetes und daher uneingeschrankt empfehlenswertes Handbuch ... (in: Zentralblatt Geologie und Palaontologie Teil II, Month 2009, Issue 5/6, S. 950 f.)" "The state of the art reference book on hydrothermal processes and mineral systems, a must for anyone involved in mineral deposit studies, and essential for each geoscience library"(Reimar Seltmann, Natural History Museum, London) "The state of the art reference book on hydrothermal processes and mineral systems, a must for anyone involved in mineral deposit studies, and essential for each geoscience library" (Reimar Seltmann, Natural History Museum, London) Product Description Hydrothermal processes on Earth have played an important role in the evolution of our planet. These processes link the lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere in continuously evolving dynamic systems. Terrestrial hydrothermal processes have been active since water condensed to form the hydrosphere, most probably from about 4.4 Ga. The circulation of hot aqueous solution (hydrothermal systems) at, and below, the Earth’s surface is ultimately driven by magmatic heat. This book presents an in-depth review of hydrothermal proceses and systems that form beneath the oceans and in intracontinental rifts, continental margins and magmatic arcs. The interaction of hydrothermal fluids with rockwalls, the hydrophere and the biophere, together with changes in their composition through time and space, contribute to the formation of a wide range of mineral deposit types and associated wallrock alteration. On Earth, sites of hydrothermal activity support varied ecosystems based on a range of chemotrophic microorganisms both at surface and in the subsurface. This book also provides an overview of hydrothermal systems associated with meteorite impacts and explores the possibility that hydrothermal processes operate on other terrestrial planets, such as Mars, or satellites of the outer planets such as Titan and Europa. Possible analogues of extraterrestrial putative hydrothermal processes pose the intriguing question of whether primitive life, as we know it, may exist or existed in these planetary bodies. Audience: This volume will be of interest to scientists and researchers in geosciences and life sciences departments, as well as to professionals and scientists involved in mining and mineral exploration. From the Back Cover Hydrothermal processes on Earth have played an important role in the evolution of our planet. These processes link the lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere in continuously evolving dynamic systems. Te