Advanced Mineralogy, Volume 1 : Composition, Structure, and Properties of Mineral Matter: Concepts, Results, and Problems

A.S. Marfunin

ISBN 10: 3662598450 / ISBN 13: 9783662598450

Published by Springer- Verlag, 2019

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• Title: Advanced Mineralogy, Volume 1 : Composition, Structure, and Properties of Mineral Matter: Concepts, Results, and Problems
• Publisher: Springer- Verlag
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3662598450
• ISBN 13: 9783662598450
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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1 Mineral Matter in Space.- 1.1 Types of the States of Matter in the Universe.- 1.2 Interstellar Dust.- Interactions with Starlight.- Abundance Constraints.- Spectral Absorption Features.- Sizes and Shapes of Dust Grains.- 1.3 Interstellar Diamond.- 1.4 Interplanetary Dust.- Chondritic Dusts.- IDP Alteration.- The Original Dusts.- Future Research.- 1.5 Cosmogenic Matter in Terrestrial Environments.- The Nature of Interplanetary Dust.- 1.6 Giant Planets.- Observational Data.- The Theoretical Equations of State.- Model of Giant Planets.- The Evolution of Giant Planets.- 1.7 Constitution of the Terrestrial Planets and the Moon.- Moon.- Mars.- Mercury.- Venus.- 1.8 Mineralogy of Meteorites and Asteroids.- 1.8.1 "Family Tree" of Meteorite Classification.- 1.8.2 Mineralogical Classification of Meteorites.- 1.8.3 Summary of Extraterrestrial Minerals.- 1.8.4 Interstellar Mineral Grains in Meteorites.- 1.8.5 Cosmic Spherules in Terrestrial Environments.- 1.8.6 Stages in the Complex Processes of Meteorite Origin.- 1.8.7 Meteorite Ages.- 1.8.8 Isotopic Composition and Isotopic Anomalies of Elements in Meteorites.- 1.8.9 Links Between Asteroides and Meteorites.- 1.9 Irradiation Effects on the Lunar Solids and Solar Wind, Solar Flares, and Galactic Cosmic Ray Records in the Lunar Minerals; Ion Implantation.- 1.10 Mineralogy of Terrestrial Impact Craters.- 1.10.1 Introduction.- 1.10.2 Cratering and Shock Metamorphism.- Cratering and Shock Physics.- Shock Metamorphism.- Shock and Cratering Experiments.- 1.10.3 Characteristics of Terrestrial Impact Structures.- Recognition.- Temporal, Spatial, and Size Distribution of Impact Craters.- Historic Collisions.- Simple Impact Craters. Complex Impact Structures.- Submarine Impact Structures. Projectile Identification.- 1.10.4 Geological Formations in and around Impact Structures.- Crater Basement.- Allochthonous Breccia Deposits.- Coherent Impact Melt Layers.- Distant Ejecta.- 1.10.5 Minerals in Terrestrial Impact Structures and Their Characteristic Features.- Shock Deformation and Transformation of Minerals.- Formation of New Minerals in Impact Melt and Vapor.- Post-shock Annealing and Alteration of Shocked Minerals.- 1.10.6 Examples for Terrestrial Impact Structures.- The Nördlinger Ries-an Excellently Preserved Complex Impact Structure.- Large Proterozoic Impact Structures (Sudbury, Vredefort), and the Bushveld Enigma.- Impact Diamonds at the Popigai Impact Structure.- 1.10.7 The Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Impact Event.- 2 Mineralogy of the Mantle and Core.- 2.1 Mineralogical Structure of the Earth Geoscience Transect.- Phase Transformations, Composition, and the Nature of the Mantle Discontinuities.- Core-Mantle Boundary.- Core.- 2.2 The Upper Mantle.- 2.2.1 General Characteristics of the Upper Mantle.- 2.2.2 Direct Samples of the Upper Mantle.- Mantle Xenoliths in Basalts, Ophiolite Complexes, and Ocean-Floor Basalts.- Mantle Xenoliths and Xenocrysts in Kimberlites and Lamproites.- High-Pressure Mantle Rocks Technically Emplaced in the Crust.- 2.2.3 Composition and Evolution of the Upper Mantle.- Origin, Heterogeneity, and Evolution of the Upper Mantle.- Geothermometry of the Upper Mantle by Coexisting Minerals.- Oxygen Fugacities and Redox Conditions.- Mantle Volatiles and Water; Fluid Inclusions in the Mantle Minerals.- Upper Mantle Source of Metals.- 2.3 The Lower Mantle.- 2.4 The Earth's Core.- 3 Mineralogy and Mineral Resources of the Ocean Floor.- 3.1 Stages of the Great Discoveries in the Ocean's Geology, Metallogeny, and Mineralogy.- Ferromanganese Oxide Deposits.- Hydrothermal Discharge and Ore Deposits.- Phosphorites.- The Cost of Marine Geologic Discoveries.- 3.2 Minerals of the Sea Manganese Nodules, Crusts, and Phosphorites.- 3.2.1 Manganese Nodules General Features of Deep-Sea Mineral Formation.- 3.2.1 Distribution, Resources, and Prospects of Exploitation.- 3.2.2 Manganese Crusts.- 3.2.3 Phosphorites.- 3.3 Hydrothermal Minera