"...serves a useful purpose for sophisticated readers of the Materials Research Bulletin since it can acquaint them with the many complexities and insights that modern research in earth materials can provide. Most of this type of material is only rarely touched upon in solid state and materials curricula." Kurt Nassau, Materials Research Bulletin
"...written in a lucid style which for this reviewer clarified many complex areas of the subjects. Professor Navrotsky and the series editors are to be congratulated on an excellent volume. The book is highly recommended...." Allan Pring, Geological Magazine
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Stressing the fundamental solid state behavior of minerals, and emphasizing both theory and experiment, this text surveys the physics and chemistry of earth materials. The author begins with a systematic tour of crystal chemistry of both simple and complex structures (with completely new structural drawings) and discusses how to obtain structural and thermodynamic information experimentally. Dr. Navrotsky also reviews the quantitative concepts of chemical bonding--band theory, molecular orbit and ionic models. She then covers physical properties and relates microscopic features to macroscopic thermodynamic behavior and treats high pressure phase transitions, amorphous materials and solid state reactions. The author concludes with a look at the interface between mineral physics and materials science. Highly illustrated throughout, this book fills the gap between undergraduate texts and specialized review volumes and is appropriate for students and researchers in earth science and materials science.
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