Theoretical Geochemistry: Applications of Quantum Mechanics in the Earth and Mineral Sciences

by David J. Vaughan and John A. Tossell

This work is based on the observation that further major advances in geochemistry, particularly in understanding the rules that govern the ways in which elements come together to form minerals and rocks, will require the application of the theories of quantum mechanics. The book therefore outlines this theoretical background and discusses the models used to describe bonding in geochemical systems. It is the first book to describe and critically review...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195044037
• ISBN13: 9780195044034
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.9"