Books like Earth materials by Kevin Hefferan

FROM THE PREFACE: "This textbook introduces engineers and geoscientists to the structure, practice, and ethics of their professions and encourages them to apply ethical concepts in their professional lives. It is a comprehensive reference for engineers and geoscientists in any branch of these professions, in any province or territory of Canada. The book is intended for practising professionals, recent graduates, senior undergraduates, and immigrants who wish to practise engineering or geoscience in Canada. The book is an excellent study guide for the practice and ethics part of the Professional Practice Examination (PPE) required for licensing in every province and territory... This textbook is organized into five parts, covering four key aspects of practice and ethics, and a final part describing the professional practice exam."

"Updated with the material that instructors want, Dinosaurs continues to make science exciting and understandable to non-science majors through its narrative of scientific concepts rather than endless facts. Now with new material on pterosaurs, an expanded section of the evolution of the dinosaurs, and new photographs to help students engage with geology, natural history, and evolution. The authors ground the text in the language of modern evolutionary biology, phylogenetic systematics, and teach students to examine the paleontology of dinosaurs exactly as the professionals in the field do using these methods to reconstruct dinosaur relationships"--

Comprehensive guide to igneous and metamorphic petrology, blending modern advances with foundational concepts and emphasizing petrogenetic processes.

A concise textbook that blends core mineralogy concepts—crystallography, chemical bonding, crystal growth—with practical techniques like optics, X‑ray diffraction, and chemical analysis, all framed within diverse geological settings.