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Feldspar Minerals

Crystal Structure and Physical Properties 1

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  • © 1974

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Authors:
  1. Joseph V. Smith

    1. Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Summary

    1. Summary

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      Pages 1-15

  3. Crystal Structures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Brief Review of Concepts and Experimental Techniques

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      Pages 19-25

    3. Crystal Structure of Feldspar. Principal Features. Related Structures

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      Pages 26-49

    4. Order-disorder

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      Pages 50-84

    5. Detailed Geometry and Atomic Coordination

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      Pages 85-126

    6. Complex Crystal Structures

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      Pages 127-176

  4. Physical Properties and Experimental Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-178
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    2. X-ray Diffraction Techniques

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      Pages 179-216

    3. Cell Dimensions and Macroscopic Thermal Expansion

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      Pages 217-364

    4. Light Optics

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      Pages 365-414

    5. Nomenclature and General Properties of Feldspars

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      Pages 415-460

    6. Electron-optical Techniques

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      Pages 461-510

    7. Infra-red Absorption; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Electron Spin Resonance; Mössbauer Resonance

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      Pages 511-555

    8. Miscellaneous Physical Properties

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      Pages 556-600

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 601-630
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About this book

During the past two centuries, crystallography, mineralogy and petrology have evolved from simple compilations of data to powerful disciplines based on interlocking networks of laws, hypotheses and rules-of-thumb. While many data still consist of isolated facts which defy synthesis, a gratifying portion can be organized according to physical and chemical principles. Unfortunately the separation of physical sciences into sub-divisions, especially at the teaching level, makes it difficult to integrate the different approaches to minerals. This separation is worsened by the increasing technical demands of chemical and physical theories, by the number and complexity of experimental methods, by the sheer mass of facts in an observational discipline such as mineralogy or petrology, and by the explosion of papers. This book concentrates on those aspects of the genesis and properties of feldspar minerals which can be related to physical and chemical principles. My main aim is frankly pedagogic: I wish to show how chemical and physical principles can be combined with geologic observation to produce an enhanced level of understanding of the genesis of minerals. The feldspars which demonstrate almost all of the general principles provide the most suitable example.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of the Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Joseph V. Smith

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Feldspar Minerals

  • Book Subtitle: Crystal Structure and Physical Properties 1

  • Authors: Joseph V. Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96173-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1974

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-96173-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 630

  • Topics: Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Mineralogy

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