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Microscopic Properties and Processes in Minerals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
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Microscopic Properties and Processes in Minerals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Series: NATO Science Series C, 543
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One of the major developments in Earth Sciences in general, and
mineralogy in particular, has been the growth of our understanding
of the microscopic behaviour of the complex materials that make up
the Earth. This has been made possible by advances in our ability
to probe minerals at the atomic level, over a large range of
pressure and temperature conditions. New experimental techniques
include the use of scanning probe microscopies to investigate
mineral surfaces, as well as the use of neutron scattering, nuclear
spectroscopies and synchrotron radiation to investigate the bonding
and structure of minerals. In addition, there have been major
developments in computational methods so that it is now possible to
calculate the electronic structure of many rock forming materials.
The aim of this volume is to give a coherent survey of the latest
developments in experimental and theoretical approaches to the
study of microscopic propertie~ and processes in minerals. Chapters
in the book cover a number of key themes in the mineral sciences
such as the behaviour of minerals at extremes of pressure and
temperature, ordering in complex silicates, mechanisms of water
incorporation in mantle phases, the importance of reactions
occurring at the mineral surface, and the ability of computational
methods to provide useful, qualitative information on the bulk and
surface properties of minerals. The background to several
experimental techniques is covered in some detail with examples of
relevance to the issues cited above.
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