Minerals
1st Edition
Published on 8. January 2011
358 pages
978-1-61530-582-7 (ISBN)
Description
Anyone who has marveled at the glimmer of a perfectly cut diamond, tended a garden, or consumed a nutritious meal has appreciated some of the many roles that minerals play in our lives. Present in many natural substances, minerals are highly structured entities, each with a unique chemical composition and set of properties. Accompanied by detailed tables, diagrams, and sidebars, this informative volume examines the various types of minerals and their structures and classifications, as well as the physical and chemical attributes that separate one mineral from another.
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- BOOK COVER
- TITLE
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1: THE NATURE OF MINERALS
- NOMENCLATURE
- OCCURENCE AND FORMATION
- MINERAL STRUCTURE
- MORPHOLOGY
- INTERNAL STRUCTURE
- POLYMORPHISM
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- MINERAL FORMULAS
- COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION
- CHEMICAL BONDING
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- CHAPTER 2: MINERAL CLASSIFICATION AND ASSOCIATIONS
- CLASSIFICATION OF MINERALS
- NATIVE ELEMENTS
- SULFIDES
- SULFOSALTS
- OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES
- HALIDES
- CARBONATES
- NITRATES
- BORATES
- SULFATES
- PHOSPHATES
- SILICATES
- MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS AND PHASE EQUILIBRIUM
- ASSEMBLAGE AND THE PHASE RULE
- PHASE DIAGRAMS
- CHAPTER 3: MINERAL DEPOSITS
- GEOCHEMICALLY ABUNDANT AND SCARCE METALS
- ORE MINERALS
- NATIVE METALS
- SULFIDES
- OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES
- CARBONATES AND SILICATES
- FORMATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS
- MAGMATIC CONCENTRATION
- HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTION
- GROUNDWATER
- SEAWATER OR LAKE WATER
- RAINWATER
- FLOWING SURFACE WATER
- ALLUVIAL PLACERS
- BEACH PLACERS
- METALLOGENIC PROVINCES AND EPOCHS
- CHAPTER 4: THE SILICATES
- AMPHIBOLES
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE
- FELDSPARS
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE
- USES
- FELDSPATHOIDS
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE
- USES
- GARNETS
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- ORIGIN AND OCCURENCE
- USES
- JADE
- OLIVINES
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- CRYSTAL HABIT AND FORM
- ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE
- PYROXENES
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE
- ZEOLITES
- CHAPTER 5: MICAS AND CLAY MINERALS
- MICAS
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- ORIGIN AND OCCURRENCE
- USES
- CLAY MINERALS
- STRUCTURE
- CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- OCCURRENCE
- ORIGIN
- INDUSTRIAL USES
- CHAPTER 6: SILICA MINERALS
- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
- ORIGIN AND OCCURENCE
- SOLUBILITY OF SILICA MINERALS
- THE SILICA PHASE DIAGRAM
- USES
- INDIVIDUAL SILICA MINERALS
- QUARTZ
- CHALCEDONY
- JASPER, CHERT, AND FLINT
- HIGH QUARTZ (ß-QUARTZ)
- TRIDYMITE
- CRISTOBALITE
- OPAL
- VITREOUS SILICA
- MELANOPHLOGITE
- KEATITE
- COESITE AND STISHOVITE
- CHAPTER 7: CARBONATES AND OTHER MINERALS
- THE CARBONATES
- ARAGONITE
- CALCITE
- DOLOMITE
- OTHER COMMON ROCK-FORMING MINERALS
- MAGNETITE AND CHROMITE
- HALITE, GYPSUM, AND ANHYDRITE
- EPIDOTE
- HEMATITE
- LIMONITE
- OTHER MINERAL GROUPS
- ARSENATE MINERALS
- HALIDE MINERALS
- NITRATE AND IODATE MINERALS
- OXIDE MINERALS
- PHOSPHATE MINERALS
- SULFATE MINERALS
- SULFIDE MINERALS
- SULFOSALTS
- CONCLUSION
- GLOSSARY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- MINERAL DEPOSITS
- SILICA MINERALS
- AMPHIBOLES
- FELDSPARS AND FELDSPATHOIDS
- OLIVINES
- PYROXENES
- CALCITE
- DOLOMITE
- CLAY MINERALS
- INDEX
- BACK COVER
