Structural and Magnetic Phase Transitions in Minerals

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S. Ghose, J.M.D. Coey, E. Salje
Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 6, 2012 - Science - 244 pages
This volume in Advances in Physical Geochemistry presents the latest synthesis of theory and experimental data pertaining to structural and magnetic phase transitions in a variety of geochemically important minerals. The book is the first to cover the impact of this rapidly progressing area of solid state physics in earth sciences and reflects its growing significance for mineralogy and petrology.

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Preface
1
Incommensurate Phase Transitions in Quartz and Berlinite
17
Phase Separation in Quadrilateral Pyroxenes and Olivines
39
Multicritical Phase Relations in Minerals
60
Equation of State and Possible Critical Phase Transitions
91
HighSpin to LowSpin Transition of IronII Oxides
113
Molecular Dynamics Studies of Polymorphism of SiO2
129
Charge Localization and Associated Crystallographic and Magnetic
141
Magnetic Phase Transitions in Silicate Minerals
162
Magnetic Phase Transition in Olivines M2SiO4
185
Index 241
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