Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1992, 2001
Descript
xx, 457 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
CONTENT
1. Periodicity and symmetry -- 2. Anisotropy and physical properties -- 3. Diffraction and imaging -- 4. Spectroscopic methods -- 5. The crystal structure of minerals - I -- 6. The crystal structure of minerals II - silicates -- 7. Defects in minerals -- 8. Energetics and mineral stability I - basic concepts -- 9. Energetics and mineral stability II - solid solutions, exsolution and ordering -- 10. Kinetics of mineral processes -- 11. Transformation processes in minerals I: exsolution -- 12. Transformation processes in minerals II: structural phase transitions