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This is an account of the application of modern physical and chemical techniques to the elucidation of the structures and properties of minerals at the atomic level. Strong emphasis is given to the application of computer modelling methods, spectroscopic techniques and both X-ray and neutron scattering methods. Detailed surveys are presented of the contemporary understanding of the equations of state for Mantle minerals; and special attention is paid to the properties of dissolved water in silicate minerals.

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Author:   Kate Wright ,  Richard Catlow
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1999 ed.
Volume:   543
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   2.430kg
ISBN:  

9780792359814

ISBN 10:   079235981
Pages:   653
Publication Date:   31 October 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Crystal structures at extremes of pressure and temperature.- 2. Equations of state.- 3. Introduction to Raman spectroscopy at extreme pressure and temperature conditions.- 4. Thermodynamic properties of minerals at high pressures and temperatures from vibrational spectroscopic data.- 5. Introduction to the application of neutron spectroscopy in the Earth Sciences.- 6. Synchrotron radiation and solid state science.- 7. In situ structural and kinetic powder diffraction studies of aluminosilicates.- 8. Mineral synthesis by flux-growth methods.- 9. Bonding and electronic structure of minerals.- 10. Crystal chemistry of metal sulfide minerals.- 11. Introduction to the theory of lattice dynamics.- 12. Disorder and defects in solids.- 13. The modelling of bulk diffusion in solids.- 14. Classical computer simulations.- 15. Ab initio LCAO periodic simulations of crystal properties. Phase transitions, magnetic and electronic behaviour, X-ray diffraction.- 16. Atomic structure of disordered materials.- 17. Principles of solid state NMR spectroscopy and applications to determining local order in minerals.- 18. Introduction to the theory of displacive phase transitions.- 19. Order/disorder phenomena in minerals: ordering phase transitions and solid solutions.- 20. Phase transitions and Equations of State.- 21. IR spectroscopy and hydrogen bonding in minerals.- 22. Water in nominally anhydrous minerals.- 23. Contribution of IR spectroscopy to the problem of water in the Earth’s mantle.- 24. Solubility and diffusion of ‘water’ in silicate minerals.- 25. The theory and simulation of the melting of minerals.- 26. Molecular dynamics computer simulations of silicate glasses.- 27. Mineral surface science: principles, applications and case studies.- 28. Atomistic simulation ofmineral surfaces and interfaces.

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