Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 417 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
Edition:
6th ed
ISBN:
9781139173650
Series Statement:
Cambridge topics in mineral physics and chemistry 6
Content:
With an approach that stresses the fundamental solid state behaviour of minerals, and with emphasis on both theory and experiment, this 1995 text surveys the physics and chemistry of earth materials. It starts with a systematic tour of crystal chemistry of both simple and complex structures (with completely new structural drawings) and discusses how structural and thermodynamic information is obtained experimentally. The quantitative concepts of chemical bonding - band theory, molecular orbit and ionic models - are reviewed. The book goes on to discuss physical properties and to relate microscopic features to macroscopic thermodynamic behaviour. The book then discusses high pressure phase transitions, amorphous materials and solid state reactions, and concludes with a look at the interface between mineral physics and materials science. Highly illustrated throughout, this book fills the gap between undergraduate texts and specialised review volumes, for students in earth sciences and materials science
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521353786
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521358941
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521353786
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139173650
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