Rock-Forming Minerals, Volume 3B: Layered Silicates: Excluding Micas and Clay Minerals

William Alexander Deer; Robert Andrew Howie; Jack Zussman

ISBN 10: 1862392595 / ISBN 13: 9781862392595

Published by London : The Geological Society, 2009

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XII-314 pages : ill. ; 24 cm. This extensive revision deals with the minerals talc, pyrophyllite, chlorite, serpentine, stilpnomelane, zussmanite, prehnite and apophyllite. The text has been completely rewritten and very much expanded to take account of the many advances that have been made in all aspects of the Earth sciences, not least mineralogy. Each chapter is headed by a brief tabulation of mineral data and ends with full references. Crystal structures are described and illustrated, followed by discussion of structural information gained from spectroscopic as well as X-ray and electron-optic methods. Chemical sections include many analyses and structural formulae, phase relations, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary geochemistry, alteration and weathering. Examples are given of a range of mineral parageneses. Correlation between the various aspects of mineralogy are emphasized in order to provide a scientific understanding of minerals as well as their description and identification. So great has been the expansion of research on layered silicates that a separate volume (3A, 2003) was devoted entirely to micas and another (3C), entirely for clay minerals will also be published. Rock-Forming Minerals is an essential reference work for professionals, researchers and postgraduate students in Earth science and related fields in chemistry, physics, engineering, environmental and soil sciences.

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• Title: Rock-Forming Minerals, Volume 3B: Layered Silicates: Excluding Micas and Clay Minerals
• Publisher: London : The Geological Society
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862392595
• ISBN 13: 9781862392595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
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This extensive revision deals with the minerals talc, pyrophyllite, chlorite, serpentine, stilpnomelane, zussmanite, prehnite and apophyllite. The text has been completely rewritten and very much expanded to take account of the many advances that have been made in all aspects of the Earth sciences, not least mineralogy. Each chapter is headed by a brief tabulation of mineral data and ends with full references. Crystal structures are described and illustrated, followed by discussion of structural information gained from spectroscopic as well as X-ray and electron-optic methods. Chemical sections include many analyses and structural formulae, phase relations, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary geochemistry, alteration and weathering. Examples are given of a range of mineral parageneses. Correlation between the various aspects of mineralogy are emphasized in order to provide a scientific understanding of minerals as well as their description and identification. So great has been the expansion of research on layered silicates that a separate volume (3A, 2003) was devoted entirely to micas and another (3C), entirely for clay minerals will also be published. Rock-Forming Minerals is an essential reference work for professionals, researchers and postgraduate students in Earth science and related fields in chemistry, physics, engineering, environmental and soil sciences.Also available:Rock Forming Minerals,Vol. 3A:Micas - ISBN 978-1-86239-142-0The Geology of Central Europe, Volume 2 Mesozoic and Cenozoic - ISBN 978-1-86239-264-9The Gregory Rift Valley and Neogene-Recent Volcanoes of Northern Tanzania - ISBN 978-1-86239-267-0The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences