Manual of Mineral Science

The classic in the field since 1848, this extraordinary reference offers readers unsurpassed coverage of mineralogy and crystallography. The book is known for integrating complete coverage of concepts and principles with a more systematic and descriptive treatment of mineralogy. The revised edition now includes a CD–ROM to let readers see the minerals and crystals, while also viewing chemical composition, symmetry, and morphological crystallography.

Spis treści:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS
3. ELEMENTS OF CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY
4. ASPECTS OF CRYSTAL STRUCTURES
5. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MINERALS
6. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: EXTERNAL SYMMETRY OF MINERALS
7. INTERNAL ORDER AND SYMMETRY IN MINERALS
8. CRYSTAL PROJECTIONS
9. SELECTED POINT GROUPS AND FURTHER ASPECTS OF SPACE GROUPS
10. CRYSTAL GROWTH AND DEFECTS;
TWINNING, COLOR, AND MAGNETISM
11. MINERAL STABILITY AND PHASE DIAGRAMS
12. POST–CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES IN MINERALS
13. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY
14. ANALYTICAL AND IMAGING METHODS IN MINERAL SCIENCE
15. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF NATIVE ELEMENTS, SULFIDES, AND SULFOSALTS
16. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF OXIDES, HYDROXIDES, AND HALIDES
17. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF CARBONATES, NITRATES, BORATES, SULFATES, CHROMATES, TUNGSTATES, MOLYBDATES, PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES AND VANADATES
18. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF ROCK–FORMING SILICATES
19. SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTIONS OF ROCK–FORMING SILICATES
20. GEM MINERALS
21. MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: INTRODUCTION TO ROCK TYPES
22. DETERMINATIVE TABLES
APPENDIX 1. Outstanding Contributions to the Mineral Sciences
APPENDIX 2. Development of Models for the Atom
APPENDIX 3. Developing Hermann–Mauguin Symbols for Symmetry Notation
APPENDIX 4. Distribution of forms in the 32 Point Groups, Arranged by Crystal System
APPENDIX 5. Space Groups as an Expres sion of Morphology and Structure
MINERAL INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX