Diffusion, Atomic Ordering, and Mass Transport - Selected Topics in Geochemistry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)

One of the fundamental objectives of physical geochemistry is to understand the evolution of geochemical systems from microscopic to regional and global scales. At present there seems to be a general recognition of the fact that internal properties of minerals record important aspects of the evolutionary history of their host rocks which may be unraveled by very fine scale observations. A major focus in the development of geochemical research in the last thirty years has been the application of classical thermodynamics to reconstruct the conditions at which the states of quenched mineralogical properties of rocks have equilibrated during the course of their evolution. While these works have funda mentally influenced our understanding ofthe physico-chemical history ofrocks, in recent years petrologists, mineralogists, and geochemists have been making greater efforts towards the application of kinetic theories in order to develop a better appreciation of the temporal details of geochemical processes. The present volume brings together a variety of current research on transport in systems of geochemical interest from atomic to outcrop scales. A major theme is atomic migration or diffusion, and its various manifestations on microscopic and macroscopic scales. Transport in the solid state is controlled by diffusion and is responsible for the states of atomic ordering and relaxation of composi tional zoning in minerals, development of compositional zoning during cooling, exsolution lamellae, and creep."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Advances in Physical Geochemistry, 8
Release date:	2012
First published:	1991
Editors:	Jibamitra Ganguly
Contributors:	F. Abel • W. L. Brown • S Chakraborty • J.W. " "Downs • S.C. Elphick • J. Ganguly • J. Goldsmith • C.M. Graham • O. Jaoul
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	567
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
ISBN-13:	978-1-4613-9021-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids) Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4613-9021-4
Barcode:	9781461390213

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