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" Minerals : "
Hans-Rudolf Wenk and Andrei Bulakh.
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879018
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Wenk, Hans-Rudolf,1941-
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Minerals : : their constitution and origin /\ Hans-Rudolf Wenk and Andrei Bulakh.
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2004.
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xxii, 646 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 26 cm
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0521529581
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: 0521822386
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: 0521945399
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: 9780521529587
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: 9780521822381
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: 9780521945394
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 626-634) and index.
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| Contents
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Part I. Structural features of minerals : Subject and history of mineralogy -- Elements, bonding, simple structures and ionic radii -- The concept of a lattice and description of crystal structures -- Macroscopic symmetries: crystal morphology -- Crystal growth and aggregation -- Isomorphism, polymorphism and crystalline defects -- Part II. Physical investigation of minerals : Experimental approaches to crystal structures; X-ray diffraction -- Physical properties -- Optical properties -- Identification of minerals with the petrographic microscope -- Color -- Advanced analytical methods -- Mechanical properties and deformation -- Part III. Variety of minerals and mineral-forming processes : Classification and names of minerals -- Mineral identification of hand specimens -- Mineral genesis -- Stability of minerals; principles of thermodynamics -- Solid solutions -- Part IV. A systematic look at mineral groups : Important information about silica minerals and feldspars -- Simple compounds; unusual occurrences -- Halides; Evaporite deposits -- Carbonates and other minerals with triangular anion groups; Sedimentary origins -- Phosphates, sulfates and related minerals; Apatite as a biogenic mineral -- Sulfides and related minerals; Hydrothermal processes -- Oxides and hydroxides; Review of ionic crystals -- Orthosilicates and ring silicates; Metamorphic mineral assemblages -- Sheet silicates; Weathering of silicate rocks -- Chain silicates; Discussion of some igneous and metamorphic processes -- Framework silicates; Zeolites and ion exchange properties of minerals -- Part V. Applied mineralogy : Metalliferous mineral deposits -- Gemstones -- Cement minerals -- Minerals and human health -- Mineral composition of the solar system -- Mineral composition of the earth.
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Mineralogy.
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIE.
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Mineral
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Mineralogie
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Minéralogie.
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Mineralogy.
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MINERALOGY.
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Minéraux.
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THERMODYNAMICS.
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Mineralogie.
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| Dewey Classification
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549
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QE363.2.W46 2004
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38.30bcl
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GEO 400fstub
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RB 10115rvk
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Bulakh, A. G., (Andreĭ Glebovich)
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