Feldspars and their Reactions
By: edited by Ian Parsons
Series: NATO ASI Series, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences -- 421; NATO ASI Series, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences -- 421
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 650
ISBN-13: 9789401044837; 9789401111065
Subjects: Geochemistry; Geography; Crystallography; Chemistry, inorganic; Mineralogy
Description: Feldspar minerals make up 60% of the crust of the Earth. They are stable in the upper mantle, and are so abundant in the crust that they form the basis of the classification of igneous rocks. At the surface, feldspars weather to form clay minerals which are the most important mineral constituent of soils. The articles in this book review the chemical reactions of feldspars over the whole sweep of pressure and temperature regimes in the outer Earth, and describe the fundamental aspects of crystal structure which underlie their properties. The book covers intracrystalline reactions, such as order-disorder transformations and exsolution, and transfer of stable and radiogenic isotopes, which can be interpreted to provide insights into the thermal history of rocks. It is suitable for final year undergraduates or research workers.
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