‘Polymineral-Metasomatic Crystallogenesis’ is dedicated to the foundations ofpolymineral crystallogenesis in solutions typically occuring in nature. Effects, laws, and mechanisms of a metasomatic crystal replacement, joint crystal growth of different phases, mixed crystal formation, and aggregate re-crystallization as well as oriented overgrowth (epitaxy and quasi-epitaxy) and crystal habit origin are considered experiementally. The behaviour of these processes in nature are discussed in addition to pseudomorphs, poikilitic crystals (and other replacement forms), features of rapakivi structure, fluorite morphology,and many more. The concept is a generalization of the classic theory on crystallogenesis which is complicated by phase interaction in polymineral systems. ‘Polymineral-Metasomatic Crystallogenesis’ is designed for chemists, geologists, physicists, and postgraduates and advanced undergraduate students of these fields Describes a large number of experimental systems in which mineral replacement processes take place Explores the differences between polymineral metasomatic crystal growth and conventional growth processes Presents a rigorous overview of the actual growth mechanisms involved in polymineral metasomatic crystallogenesis INDICE: Foreword.- Introduction: On the concept of polymineral-metasomaticcrystallogenesis.- Replacement of monocrystals.- Joint growth of crystals of different phases.- Mixed crystal formation in solutions.- Physico-chemical analysis of the metasomatic crystallogenesis.- Metasomatic transformation of aggregates.- Epitaxy and quasi-epitaxy in solutions.- Crystal habit origin.- Conclusion: On the interconnection of crystallogenesis and mineralogy.- References.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-8982-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 370
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés