The Stability of Minerals (The Mineralogical Society Series (3))

**30% discount for members of The Mineralogical Society of Britain and Ireland** This volume addresses the fundamental factors that underlie our understanding of mineral behaviour and crystal chemistry - a timely topic given current advances in research into the complex behaviour of solids and supercomputing. Front Matter....Pages i-xi The stability of minerals: an introduction....Pages 1-24 Bond topology, bond valence and structure stability....Pages 25-87 Electronic paradoxes in the structures of minerals....Pages 88-131 Lattice vibration and mineral stability....Pages 132-171 Thermodynamics of phase transitions in minerals: a macroscopic approach....Pages 172-215 The stability of modulated structures....Pages 216-242 Thermochemistry of tetrahedrite-tennantite fahlores....Pages 243-266 Thermodynamic data for minerals: a critical assessment....Pages 267-328 The stability of clays....Pages 329-351 Back Matter....Pages 352-369 Edited By Geoffrey D. Price And Nancy L. Ross. Published In Association With The Mineralogical Society Of Great Britain And Ireland. Papers Presented At A Meeting, Held At University College London, England, In December 1989, Under The Auspices Of The Mineralogical Society Of Great Britain And Ireland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.