Landolt-Brnstein Group V
: Geophysics
Volume 1 

Physical Properties of Rocks 

Subvolume A 
Title Page, Contributors, Preface, Survey 
0 
The rocks of the earth (H.-G. HUCKENHOLZ) 1

0.1 
Introduction 1

0.2 
The igneous rocks 3

0.3 
The metamorphic rocks 26

0.4 
The sedimentary rocks 44

0.5 
References for Introduction 65

1 
Density 66

1.1 
Densities of minerals (J. WOHLENBERG) 66

1.1.0 
Introduction 66

1.1.1 
Density and X-ray density of minerals 67

1.1.2 
References for 1.1 113

1.2 
Densities of rocks (J. WOHLENBERG) 113

1.3 
Density of minerals and rocks under shock compression (D. STFFLER) 120

1.3.1 
Theory of shock waves in solids 120

1.3.2 
Experimental techniques 126

1.3.3 
Tables 127

1.3.4 
References for 1.3 181

2 
Porosity and permeability 184

2.1 
Porosity of rocks (J.R. SCHOPPER) 184

2.1.0 
Introduction 184

2.1.1 
Definitions 184

2.1.2 
Origin and different types of porosity 185

2.1.3 
Direct effect of temperature on porosity 188

2.1.4 
Effect of pressure on porosity 188

2.1.5 
Relation to density 189

2.1.6 
Measurement 190

2.1.7 
List of symbols 192

2.1.8 
Tables and diagrams 192

2.1.9 
References for 2.1 262

2.2 
Specific internal surface and capillarity of rocks (J.R. SCHOPPER) 267

2.3 
Permeability of rocks (J.R. SCHOPPER) 278

2.3.1 
Definitions 278

2.3.2 
Origin and different types of permeability 282


2.3.3  Relations to other petrophysical quantities  282  
2.3.4  Measurement  284  
2.3.5  List of symbols  285  
2.3.6  Tables and figures  286  
2.3.7  References for 2.3  303  
3  Elasticity and inelasticity (See Vol. 1B)  
4  Thermal properties  305  
4.1  Thermal conductivity and specific heat of minerals and rocks  305  
(V. CERMAK, L. RYBACH)  
4.1.1  Introductory remarks  305  
4.1.2  Tables  310  
4.1.2.1  Minerals  310  
4.1.2.2  Rocks  315  
4.1.3  References for 4.1  341  
4.2  Thermal conductivity of soil (M. SCHUCH)  344  
4.3  Melting temperatures of rocks (R. SCHMID)  345  
4.4  Radioactive heat generation in rocks (L. RYBACH, V. CERMAK)  353  
4.4.1  Introduction  353  
4.4.2  Data  356  
4.4.3  References for 4.4  371  
Subject index for volumes 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B (see Vol. 2B)  

