6. Comparative Crystal Chemistry of Dense Oxide Minerals

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. COPYRIGHT II
3. REVIEWS II
4. FOREWORD III
5. PREFACE III
6. Table of Contents VI
7. Part I: Characterization and Interpretation of Structural Variations with Temperature and Pressure
8. 1. Principles of Comparative Crystal Chemistry 1
9. 2. Equations of State 35
10. 3. Analysis of Harmonic Displacement Factors 61
11. 4. Animation of Crystal Structure Variations with Pressure, Temperature and Composition 89
12. Part II: Variation of Structures with Temperature and Pressure
13. 5. Systematics of High-Pressure Silicate Structures 123
14. 6. Comparative Crystal Chemistry of Dense Oxide Minerals 157
15. 7. Comparative Crystal Chemistry of Orthosilicate Minerals 187
16. 8. Chain and Layer Silicates at High Temperatures and Pressures 211
17. 9. Framework Structures 257
18. 10. Structural Variations in Carbonates 289
19. 11. Hydrous Phases and Hydrogen Bonding at High Pressure 309
20. 12. Molecular Crystals 335
21. Part III: Experimental Techniques
22. 13. High-Temperature Devices and Environmental Cells Designed for X-ray and Neutron Diffraction Experiments 425
23. 14. High-Pressure Single-Crystal Techniques 445
24. 15. High-Pressure and High-Temperature Powder Diffraction 521
25. 16. High-Temperature-High- Pressure Diffractometry 559