Author: American Geological InstitutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Silicates
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Layer Silicates
Author: American Geological InstitutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Silicates
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The Infrared Spectra of Minerals
Author: Victor Colin FarmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Layer Charge Characteristics of 2:1 Silicate Clay Minerals
Author: Stephen A. BoydPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Layer charge determination by Alkylammonium Ions; Role of layer charge Role of layer charge in organic contaminant sorption by organo-clays; Evaluation of structural formulae and Alkylammonium methods of determining layer charge; Problems associated with layer charge characterization of 2:1 phyllosilicates; The movement of neutral particles in charged media.
Structural Chemistry of Silicates
Author: F. LiebauPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642500765
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
As natural minerals, silica and silicates constitute by far the largest part of the earth's crust and mantle. They are equally important as raw materials and as mass produced items. For this reason they have been the subject of scientific research by geoscientists as well as by applied scientists in cement, ceramic, glass, and other industries. Moreover, intensive fun damental research on silicates has been carried out for many years because silicates are, due to their enormous variability, ideally suited for the study of general chemical and crystallographic principles. Several excellent books on mineralogy and cement, ceramics, glass, etc. give brief, usually descriptive synopses of the structure of silicates, but do not contain detailed discussions of their structural chemistry. A number of monographs on special groups of silicates, such as the micas and clay min erals, amphiboles, feldspars, and zeolites have been published which con tain more crystal chemical information. However, no modern text has been published which is devoted to the structural chemistry of silicates as a whole. Within the last 2 decades experimental and theoretical methods have been so much improved to the extent that not only have a large number of silicate structures been accurately determined, but also a better under standing has been obtained of the correlation between the chemical composition of a silicate and its structure. Therefore, the time has been reached when a modern review of the structural chemistry of silicates has become necessary.
An Introduction to Mineral Sciences
Author: A. PutnisPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521429474
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The subject of mineralogy is moving away from the traditional systematic treatment of mineral groups toward the study of the behaviour of minerals in relation to geological processes. A knowledge of how minerals respond to a changing geological environment is fundamental to our understanding of many dynamic earth processes. By adopting a materials science approach, An Introduction to Mineral Sciences explains the principles underlying the modern study of minerals, discussing the behaviour of crystalline materials with changes in temperature, pressure and chemical environment. The concepts required to understand mineral behaviour are often complex, but are presented here in simple, non-mathematical terms for undergraduate mineralogy students. After introductory chapters describing the principles of diffraction, imaging and the spectroscopic methods used to study minerals, the structure and behaviour of the main groups of rock-forming minerals are covered, and the role of defects in the deformation and transformation of a mineral are explained. The energy changes and the rate of transformation processes are introduced using a descriptive approach rather than attempting a complete and rigorous treatment of the thermodynamics and kinetics. Examples and case histories from a range of mineral groups are set in an earth science context, such that the emphasis of this book is to allow the student to develop an intuitive understanding of the structural principles controlling the behaviour of minerals.
AGI Short Course Lecture Notes: Layer Silicates
Author: American Geological InstitutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleoecology
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Regolith Geology and Geomorphology
Author: G. TaylorPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471974543
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Providing fundamental discussion of regolith properties andchemistry, this book considers many landscape situations andfeatures, whilst linking process to position, geochemistry andtime. Presenting information from an Australian perspective itprovides new insights into the subject, which are developed awayfrom the yoke of traditional Northern Hemisphere ideas andconcepts. * Presents a new approach to the problems of understanding regolithgeology and landscapes * Presents the general aspects and principles of regolith * Chapters present views on landscapes and their evolution, thenature of minerals, the behaviour of water at a landscape level andthe exploration of water behaviour at various scales in regolithmaterials * Investigates methods of conveying information about regolith viamaps and in GIS packages
Polymer/layered Silicate Nanocomposites
Author: Masami OkamotoPublisher: iSmithers Rapra Publishing
ISBN: 9781859573914
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The review sets out to highlight the major developments in this field over the last decade. The different techniques used to prepare PLS nanocomposites are covered. The physicochemical characterisation of PLS nanocomposites and the improved materials properties that those materials can display are discussed. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database provides useful references for further reading.
The Nature of Hydrated Copper (II) Ions in Layer Silicates
Author: David Michael ClementzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copper
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Layered Mineral Structures and their Application in Advanced Technologies
Author: M.F. Brigatti Publisher: The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
ISBN: 0903056291
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Layered materials, because of their particular atomic arrangement, are commonly 2characterized by physical and chemical properties of great interest in numerous technological and environmental processes and applications, as better detailed in the body of this volume. Most of these properties play a significant role in Earth sciences, environmental sciences, technology, biotechnology, material sciences and many other scientific areas. The surface properties of layered materials control important interaction processes, such as coagulation, aggregation, sedimentation, filtration, catalysis and ionic transport in porous media. Layered minerals also control many aspects of Earths rheology, i.e. the movement of geological masses, at least as far down as the lower crust. Given this frameset, it should be no surprise that the extremely large field of investigation of these materials can, and in most of the cases must, be approached from several different viewpoints. However, providing full coverage of the immense literature devoted to all the topics above may be impractical, if not impossible. Nevertheless, providing our students, to whom this book is addressed, with fundamental knowledge on different disciplines and providing examples demonstrating the application of these foundations in their daily research, is feasible and certainly useful.