Transmission Electron Microscopy of Minerals and Rocks (Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry, Series Number 2) (Volume 0) - Softcover

McLaren, Alex C.

 
9780521359436: Transmission Electron Microscopy of Minerals and Rocks (Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry, Series Number 2) (Volume 0)
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ISBN 10: 0521359430 ISBN 13: 9780521359436
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Of the many techniques that have been applied to the study of crystal defects, none has contributed more to our understanding of their nature and influence on the physical and chemical properties of crystalline materials than transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TEM is now used extensively by an increasing number of earth scientists for direct observation of defect microstructures in minerals and rocks. Transmission Electron Microscopy of Rocks and Minerals is an introduction to the principles of the technique and is the only book to date on the subject written specifically for geologists and mineralogists. The first part of the book deals with the essential physics of the transmission electron microscope and presents the basic theoretical background required for the interpretation of images and electron diffraction patterns. The final chapters are concerned with specific applications of TEM in mineralogy and deal with such topics as planar defects, intergrowths, radiation-induced defects, dislocations and deformation-induced microstructures. The examples cover a wide range of rock-forming minerals from crustal rocks to those in the lower mantle, and also take into account the role of defects in important mineralogical and geological processes.

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Book Description

Transmission Electron Microscopy of Minerals and Rocks is an introduction to the principles of the technique and is the only book to date on the subject written specifically for geologists and mineralogists.

Review

"...a welcome addition to the literature....is suitably authoritative and comprehensive....a very fine book, with many unique and worth-while features....will prove to be invaluable to any worker in the field, and should be in every Earth Science library." David Price, Geological Magazine

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521359430
ISBN 13 
9780521359436
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
400

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