Structural and Magnetic Phase Transitions in Minerals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)

Phase transitions in minerals are of interest to a wide spectrum of scientists - geolo- gists, mineralogists, solid state chemists, and physicists. We have now reached the point where mean field theory or Landau Theory of phase transitions as a function of temperature, pressure, or chemical composition can be usefully applied to natural materials, resulting in an improved understanding of the thermodynamics of signifi- cant constituents of the earth. Given the chemical complexity of so many silicate solid solutions, there are two distinct approaches to the problems posed by common minerals: one is to con- centrate on model compounds which could be synthetic analogs or natural end- members; the other is to work on typical minerals, with all the disorder and inhomogeneity that this implies. Model compounds provide the elements needed to build up a realistic understanding of the thermodynamic behavior of natural inor- ganic materials in all their complexity. In the first part of the book, a number of papers are devoted to structural phase transitions in quartz, Na-and Ca-feldspars, MgSi0 perovskite, and PbI , where Landau Theory and lattice and molecular 3 2 dynamics have been used to explain or predict thermodynamic behavior. A different thermodynamic approach has been used to understand phase separation and atomic ordering in solid solutions such as olivines, pyroxenes, rhombohedral carbonates and oxides. E. Salje (Chapter 1) applies the Landau Theory for the second-order phase transi- tion to the feldspar end-members albite, NaAlSi0 , and anorthite, CaAlSi0 .

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Advances in Physical Geochemistry, 7
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	1988
Editors:	S. Ghose
Contributors:	O Ballet • T Bruckel
Editors:	J.M.D. Coey
Contributors:	M S T Bukowinski
Editors:	E. Salje
Contributors:	B P Burton • J.M.D. Coey • P. M. Davidson • G Dolino
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	244
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
ISBN-13:	978-1-4612-8379-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids) Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Physical chemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4612-8379-5
Barcode:	9781461283799

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