An Introduction to Mineral Sciences (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Periodicity and symmetry; 2. Anisotropy and physical properties; 3. Diffraction and imaging; 4. Spectroscopic methods; 5. The crystal structure of minerals I; 6. The crystal structure of minerals II - silicates; 7. Defects in minerals; 8. Emergetics and mineral stability I - basic concepts; 9. Emergetics and mineral stability II - solid solutions, exsolution and ordering; 10. Kinetics of mineral processes; 11. Transformation processes in minerals I: exsolution; 12. Transformation processes in minerals II: structural phase transitions; Index.