Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials

by Alexandra Navrotsky

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521358949
• ISBN13: 9780521358941
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"