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Physics and chemistry of earth materials

Nvrotsky, Alexandra

Physics and chemistry of earth materials Alexander Navrotsky - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1994 - 417 pages 18 cm. - Cambridge topics in mineral physics and chemistry .

Includes bibliographical references and an index.

1. Introduction; 2. Crystal chemistry; 3. Experimental methods for studying structure; 4. Methods for studying thermodynamic properties; 5. Chemical bonding; 6. Mineral thermodynamics; 7. Solid solutions and order-disorder; 8. Melts, glasses, and amorphous materials; 9. The interface between mineral physics and materials science.

With an approach that stresses the fundamental solid state behaviour of minerals, and with emphasis on both theory and experiment, this 1995 text surveys the physics and chemistry of earth materials.

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