Feldspar Minerals: Volume 1 Crystal Structures, Physical, Chemical, and Microtextural Properties

Smith, Joseph V.; Brown, William L.

Remarks by JVS. Volumes 1 and 2 of Feldspar Minerals were published in 1974, but Volume 3 was not completed because I was forced to devote 3 years to the resolution of unforeseen problems in the construction of an ion probe. By 1977, the incomplete draft for Volume 3 had become obsolete because of the enormous advances in knowledge of feldspars, particularly those in lunar rocks and meteorites, and in both deep-seated and ancient terrestrial rocks. Furthermore, it soon became obvious that a completely new version of Feldspar Minerals was needed because of the important new results on the physical and chemical properties. I had kept up with the interesting but tedious chore of weekly reading of the incoming literature and maintenance of the files. By 1980, the intense day-to­ day pressure had gone from my research programs on lunar rocks and on the development of the ion microprobe as a quantitative geochemical instrument, and I began preparation of a second edition of Feldspar Minerals.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2012-02-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783642725968

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-72594-4

Dimensions: 242.0cm x170.0cm

Pages: 828.0