The new edition of this landmark volume takes into account the vast amount of new spectral data on minerals, and describes a variety of applications of crystal field theory to the earth and planetary sciences. A unique perspective of the second edition is that it highlights the properties of minerals that make them compounds of interest to solid state chemists and physicists.
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"...provides an updated look at crystal field theory and its applications...will serve as a useful text for graduate students and as a valuable reference for all research workers interested in the crystal chemistry, spectroscopy, and geochemistry of minerals containing the transition elements." Michael D. McCormack, Geophysics
"This greatly expanded second edition is a welcome addition to the first, which pioneered the application of crystal field theory to geology...a very successful update that includes the most recent data along with fresh interpretations and new applications. References are extensively expanded...A number of new figures and tables have been added along with eight appendixes summarizing transition metal properties and related data. An invaluable reference for physical scientists." M.E. McCca llum, Choice
"...well-written, and quite readable...provides an ample outline of crystal field theory. Good forward-referencing is a strong point, as are the chapter summaries... given its breadth and its application to all fields supported by the MAC, any reader of The Canadian Mineralogist should find it interesting." T. Scott Ercit, The Canadian Mineralogist
"This book is a beautifully written summary of the life work of the author and the contributions of many others over a period spanning four decades....I found this book to be comprehensive, enlightening, informative, and a delight to read." James W. Downs, Pergammon
"This greatly expanded second edition is a welcome addition to the first, which pioneered the application of crystal field theory to geology...a very successful update that includes the most recent data along with fresh interpretations and new applications. References are extensively expanded...A number of new figures and tables have been added along with eight appendixes summarizing transition metal properties and related data. An invaluable reference for physical scientists." M.E. McCca llum, Choice
"...well-written, and quite readable...provides an ample outline of crystal field theory. Good forward-referencing is a strong point, as are the chapter summaries... given its breadth and its application to all fields supported by the MAC, any reader of The Canadian Mineralogist should find it interesting." T. Scott Ercit, The Canadian Mineralogist
"This book is a beautifully written summary of the life work of the author and the contributions of many others over a period spanning four decades....I found this book to be comprehensive, enlightening, informative, and a delight to read." James W. Downs, Pergammon
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A new edition of a landmark volume which takes into account the vast amount of new spectral data on minerals. The whole field will be covered systematically from theory to techniques to applications. Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Outline of crystal field theory; 3. Energy level diagrams and crystal field spectra of transition metal ions; 4. Measurements of absorption spectra of minerals; 5. Crystal field spectra of transition metal ions in minerals; 6. Crystal chemistry of transition metal-bearing minerals; 7. Thermodynamic properties; 8. Distribution of trace transition elements in the crust; 9. Optical spectra at elevated temperatures and pressures: applications to the mantle; 10. Reflectance spectra: applications to remote-sensing the compositions of planetary surfaces; 11. Covalent bonding of the transition elements; 12. Literature cited; Appendices.
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Crystal field theory is one of several chemical bonding models and one that is applicable solely to the transition metal and lanthanide elements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crystal field spectra, distorted coordination sites, crystal field bands, epidote structure, reflectance spectral measurements, crystal field states, transition metal geochemistry, field spectral measurements, activated electron delocalization, polyhedral bulk moduli, crystal field transitions, octahedral crystal field splitting parameter, orthopyroxene structure, regular octahedral sites, crystal chemical data, lunar pyroxenes, octahedral ionic radius, optical spectral measurements, periclase structure, site occupancy data, pleochroic scheme, telescopic reflectance spectra, distorted octahedral sites, octahedral site preference energies, intervalence charge transfer transitions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lower Mantle, New York, Goldschmidt Rules, Mineral Site, Transition Zone, Earth's Mantle, Inorganic Chemistry, Observations Sources, Chondnte Type, Mineral Soc, Pergamon Press, Academic Press, Atomic Environments, Ligand-Field Theory, Mineral Chemistry, Oxford Univ New!
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Crystal field theory is one of several chemical bonding models and one that is applicable solely to the transition metal and lanthanide elements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crystal field spectra, distorted coordination sites, crystal field bands, epidote structure, reflectance spectral measurements, crystal field states, transition metal geochemistry, field spectral measurements, activated electron delocalization, polyhedral bulk moduli, crystal field transitions, octahedral crystal field splitting parameter, orthopyroxene structure, regular octahedral sites, crystal chemical data, lunar pyroxenes, octahedral ionic radius, optical spectral measurements, periclase structure, site occupancy data, pleochroic scheme, telescopic reflectance spectra, distorted octahedral sites, octahedral site preference energies, intervalence charge transfer transitions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lower Mantle, New York, Goldschmidt Rules, Mineral Site, Transition Zone, Earth's Mantle, Inorganic Chemistry, Observations Sources, Chondnte Type, Mineral Soc, Pergamon Press, Academic Press, Atomic Environments, Ligand-Field Theory, Mineral Chemistry, Oxford Univ New!
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- The Physics and Chemistry of Minerals and Rocks (NATO Advanced Study Institutes) by RGJ STRENS on 6 pages
- Handbook of Geochemistry, Vol. 1 by K.H. Wedepohl on page 302, page 463, and Back Matter
- Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of Lunar and Terrestrial Minerals by Clarence Karr on page 427, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Edition by F. Albert Cotton on page 1, page 43, and Back Matter
- Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Geology (Reviews in Mineralogy) by Frank C. Hawthorne on page 239, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Microscopic Properties and Processes in Minerals (NATO SCIENCE SERIES: C Mathematical and Physical Sciences Volume 543) by Kate Wright on page 139, and page 264
- The Physical Chemistry of Solids by Richard J. Borg on page 207, and page 211
- Water on Mars and Life (Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics) by Tetsuya Tokano on page 90
- A Compendium of Geochemistry by Yuan-Hui Li in Back Matter
- Corrosion of Ceramic and Composite Materials, Third Edition (Corrosion Technology) by Ronald A. McCauley on page 112
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