Synthesis, Properties and Mineralogy of Important Inorganic Materials

Inside Front Cover: Periodic Table of the Elements.
Inside Back Cover: Divisions of Geological Time.
Foreword (Derek J. Fray).
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1 Introduction.
2 Practical Equipment.
2.1 Containers.
2.2 Milling.
2.3 Fabrication of Ceramic Monoliths.
2.4 Furnaces.
2.5 Powder X-ray Diffractometry.
3 Artificial Cuprorivaite CaCuSi4O10(Egyptian Blue) by a Salt-Flux Method.
4 Artificial Covellite CuS by a Solid-Vapour Reaction.
5 Turbostratic Boron Nitride t-BN by a Solid-Gas ReactionUsing Ammonia as the Nitriding Reagent.
6 Rubidium Copper Iodide ChlorideRb4Cu16I7Cl13 by aSolid-State Reaction.
7 Copper Titanium Zirconium PhosphateCuTiZr(PO4)3 by a Solid-State Reaction UsingAmmonium Dihydrogenphosphate as the Phosphating Reagent.
8 Cobalt Ferrite CoFe2O4 by aCoprecipitation Method.
9 Lead Zirconate TitanatePbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 by aCoprecipitation Method Followed by Calcination.
10 Yttrium Barium CuprateYBa2Cu3O7-delta (delta ~0) by a Solid-State Reaction Followed by Oxygen Intercalation.
11 Single Crystals of Ordered Zinc-Tin PhosphideZnSnP2 by a Solution-Growth Technique Using Molten Tinas the Solvent.
12 Artificial Kieftite CoSb3 by an Antimony Self-FluxMethod.
13 Artificial Violarite FeNi2S4 by aHydrothermal Method Using DL-Penicillamine as the SulfidingReagent.
14 Artificial WillemiteZn1.96Mn0.04SiO4 by a HybridCoprecipitation and Sol-Gel Method.
15 Artificial Scheelite CaWO4 by a Microwave-AssistedSolid-State Metathetic Reaction.
16 Artificial HackmaniteNa8[Al6Si6O24]Cl1.8S0.1by a Structure-Conversion Method with Annealing Under a ReducingAtmosphere.
17 Gold-Ruby Glass from a Potassium-Antimony-Borosilicate Meltwith a Controlled Annealing.
Index.