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Physics of Minerals and Inorganic Materials - An Introduction (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979)
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Physics of Minerals and Inorganic Materials - An Introduction (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979)
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The physics of minerals in a broad sense implies the fundamental
aspects of understanding mineral matter: the electronic structure
of atoms related to their behavior in geochemical processes; the
atomic and electronic structures of minerals; the properties of
minerals, with their genetic, geophysical, and technical
significance, and their pressure and temperature dependence; the
mechanisms of phenomena and reactions in mineral formation and
transformation processes; the physical me thods applied in
mineralogical, geochemical and petrological studies, and to a great
extent in geological surveys and prospecting. In a narrower sense,
it is a branch lying in the border area between mineralogy and
solid-state physics, dealing with those aspects of mine ralogy
which require, for their understanding and investigation, special
knowledge in contemporary physics and chemistry of solids. The
physics of minerals accounts for the third crucial change within
this century in the conceptual foundations of mineralogy: after
physi cochemical mineralogy, from experimental studies of phase
relations to parage netic analyses, and crystal chemistry of
minerals, there followed solid-state physics, which has evolved to
its present state over the past 25 years. The task of mineralogy
has expanded greatly. In addition to the identification and
description of minerals, it is becoming necessary to establish the
relationships between structure, composition and properties of
minerals and their genesis, their distribution within geological
regions, magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary formations and types
of ore deposits. The development of new methods of investigation
requires an understanding of the physical meaning of the parameters
under evaluation."
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