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All existing introductory reviews of mineralogy are written accord
ing to the same algorithm, sometimes called the "Dana System of
Mineralogy." Even modern advanced handbooks, which are cer tainly
necessary, include basic data on minerals and are essentially
descriptive. When basic information on the chemistry, structure,
optical and physical properties, distinguished features and para
genesis of 200-400 minerals is presented, then there is practically
no further space available to include new ideas and concepts based
on recent mineral studies. A possible solution to this dilemma
would be to present a book beginning where introductory textbooks
end for those already famil iar with the elementary concepts. Such
a volume would be tailored to specialists in all fields of science
and industry, interested in the most recent results in mineralogy.
This approach may be called Advanced Mineralogy. Here, an attempt
has been made to survey the current possibilities and aims in
mineral matter investigations, including the main characteristics
of all the methods, the most important problems and topics of
mineral ogy, and related studies. The individual volumes are
composed of short, condensed chap ters. Each chapter presents in a
complete, albeit condensed, form specific problems, methods,
theories, and directions of investigations, and estimates their
importance and strategic position in science and industry."
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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