Introduction to Industrial Minerals

This text emphasizes the way in which the requirements of industry control mineral exploitation, and the way in which fundamental mineral properties are exploited for particular applications. It describes aggregates, industrial clays and raw materials for the chemical industry. The book also addresses the need for high temperature processing with a chapter on mineralogical phase diagrams and time-temperature-transformation diagrams. It describes the evalutation of geological reserves, in the context of computer modelling of deposit quality. Finally, it considers the use of a site after extraction, for waste disposal and other purposes. By integrating mineral extraction, landfill waste disposal and site remediation, the work illustrates the big picture. It concentrates on the applied mineralogy of industrial and constructional raw materials. The text should be of interest to advanced undergraduates and postgraduates studying industrial minerals, applied geology and environmental geology, as well as to professionals in mineral extractive companies and waste disposal.