Ebook: Structural Mineralogy: An Introduction

This work presents a novel pure structural classification of minerals, based on the minerals' internal structure. In more detail, it is based on the strength distribution and directional character of the bonds.
This new classification may be considered as an extension of the structural classification of silicates, to the complete domain of minerals.
A complete and well organized overview of 230 mineral structure types comprizing the more common minerals is presented in chart form. On the charts, the crystal structures are presented in a number of complementary ways such as in projection, close packing, coordinated polyhedra and layer description.
This work is of particular interest to teachers and research workers in crystallography, mineralogy and inorganic crystal chemistry in academia.

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This work presents a novel pure structural classification of minerals, based on the minerals' internal structure. In more detail, it is based on the strength distribution and directional character of the bonds.
This new classification may be considered as an extension of the structural classification of silicates, to the complete domain of minerals.
A complete and well organized overview of 230 mineral structure types comprizing the more common minerals is presented in chart form. On the charts, the crystal structures are presented in a number of complementary ways such as in projection, close packing, coordinated polyhedra and layer description.
This work is of particular interest to teachers and research workers in crystallography, mineralogy and inorganic crystal chemistry in academia.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The structural classification of minerals....Pages 1-8
The anatomy of crystal structures....Pages 9-20
The architecture of crystal structures....Pages 21-32
The stability of crystal structures....Pages 33-37
Structure and properties....Pages 38-51
Representation of crystal structures....Pages 52-62
Nomenclature of crystal structures....Pages 63-75
Systematics of minerals on structural grounds....Pages 76-326
Back Matter....Pages 327-346

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This work presents a novel pure structural classification of minerals, based on the minerals' internal structure. In more detail, it is based on the strength distribution and directional character of the bonds.
This new classification may be considered as an extension of the structural classification of silicates, to the complete domain of minerals.
A complete and well organized overview of 230 mineral structure types comprizing the more common minerals is presented in chart form. On the charts, the crystal structures are presented in a number of complementary ways such as in projection, close packing, coordinated polyhedra and layer description.
This work is of particular interest to teachers and research workers in crystallography, mineralogy and inorganic crystal chemistry in academia.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The structural classification of minerals....Pages 1-8
The anatomy of crystal structures....Pages 9-20
The architecture of crystal structures....Pages 21-32
The stability of crystal structures....Pages 33-37
Structure and properties....Pages 38-51
Representation of crystal structures....Pages 52-62
Nomenclature of crystal structures....Pages 63-75
Systematics of minerals on structural grounds....Pages 76-326
Back Matter....Pages 327-346
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