High Pressure Geochemistry Mineral Physics

Author : S. Mitra
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 008045822X

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High Pressure Geochemistry & Mineral Physics by S. Mitra Pdf

Significant achievements have been made at the cross-roads of physics and planetary science. In the second half of the twentieth century, the discipline of planetary sciences has witnessed three major episodes which have revolutionized its approach and content: (i) the plate-tectonic theory, (ii) human landing and discoveries in planetary astronomy and (iii) the extraordinary technical advancement in high P-T studies, which have been abetted by a vast improvement in computational methods. Using these new computational methods, such as first principles including ab initio models, calculations have been made for the electronic structure, bonding, thermal EOS, elasticity, melting, thermal conductivity and diffusivity. In this monograph, the boundaries of the definitions of a petrologist, geochemist, geophysicist or a mineralogist have been willfully eliminated to bring them all under the spectrum of "high-pressure geochemistry" when they deal with any material (quintessentially a chemical assemblage) - terrestrial or extraterrestrial - under the conditions of high-pressure and temperature. Thus, a petrologist using a spectrometer or any instrument for high-pressure studies of a rock or a mineral, or a geochemist using them for chemical synthesis and characterization, is better categorized as a "high-pressure geochemist" rather than any other kind of disciplinarian. The contents of this monograph bring together, under one cover, apparently disparate disciplines like solid-earth geophysics and geochemistry as well as material science and condensed-matter physics to present a thorough overview of high pressure geochemistry. Indeed, such interdisciplinary activities led to the discovery of new phenomena such as high P-T behaviour in metal oxides (e.g. Mott transition), novel transitions such as amorphization, changes in order-disorder in crystals and the anomalous properties of oxide melts.

Author : Yingwei Fei,Michael J. Walter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108479752

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Static and Dynamic High Pressure Mineral Physics by Yingwei Fei,Michael J. Walter Pdf

A comprehensive review of recent advances and new directions in high pressure mineral research using static and dynamic compression methods.

Author : Russell J. Hemley
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501509179

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Ultrahigh Pressure Mineralogy by Russell J. Hemley Pdf

Volume 37 of Reviews in Mineralogy, divided into three sections, begins with an overview (Chapter 1) of the remarkable advances in the ability to subject minerals-not only as pristine single-crystal samples but also complex, natural mineral assemblages-to extreme pressure-temperature conditions in the laboratory. These advances parallel the development of an arsenal of analytical methods for measuring mineral behavior under those conditions. This sets the stage for section two (Chapters 2-8) which focuses on high-pressure minerals in their geological setting as a function of depth. This top-down approach begins with what we know from direct sampling of high-pressure minerals and rocks brought to the surface to detailed geophysical observations of the vast interior. The third section (Chapters 9-19) presents the material fundamentals, starting from properties of a chemical nature, such as crystal chemistry, thermochemistry, element partitioning, and melting, and moving toward the domain of mineral physics such as melt properties, equations of state, elasticity, rheology, vibrational dynamics, bonding, electronic structure, and magnetism. The Review thus moves from the complexity of rocks to their mineral components and finally to fundamental properties arising directly from the play of electrons and nuclei. This volume was prepared for a short course by the same title, organized by Russell J. Hemley and Ho-kwang Mao and sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America, December 4-6, 1998 on the campus of the University of California at Davis.

Author : Murli H. Manghnani,Yasuhiko Syono
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Mineralogical chemistry
ISBN : 9780875900667

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High Pressure Research in Mineral Physics by Murli H. Manghnani,Yasuhiko Syono Pdf

Author : Murli H. Manghnani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:610387680

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High-pressure Research in Mineral Physics by Murli H. Manghnani Pdf

Author : Renata M. Wentzcovitch,Lars Stixrude
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501508448

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Theoretical and Computational Methods in Mineral Physics by Renata M. Wentzcovitch,Lars Stixrude Pdf

Volume 71 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry represents an extensive review of the material presented by the invited speakers at a short course on Theoretical and Computational Methods in Mineral Physics held prior (December 10-12, 2009) to the Annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, California. The meeting was held at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center in Berkeley, California. Contents: Density functional theory of electronic structure: a short course for mineralogists and geophysicists The Minnesota density functionals and their applications to problems in mineralogy and geochemistry Density-functional perturbation theory for quasi-harmonic calculations Thermodynamic properties and phase relations in mantle minerals investigated by first principles quasiharmonic theory First principles quasiharmonic thermoelasticity of mantle minerals An overview of quantum Monte Carlo methods Quantum Monte Carlo studies of transition metal oxides Accurate and efficient calculations on strongly correlated minerals with the LDA+U method: review and perspectives Spin-state crossover of iron in lower-mantle minerals: results of DFT+U investigations Simulating diffusion Modeling dislocations and plasticity of deep earth materials Theoretical methods for calculating the lattice thermal conductivity of minerals Evolutionary crystal structure prediction as a method for the discovery of minerals and materials Multi-Mbar phase transitions in minerals Computer simulations on phase transitions in ice Iron at Earth’s core conditions from first principles calculations First-principles molecular dynamics simulations of silicate melts: structural and dynamical properties Lattice dynamics from force-fields as a technique for mineral physics An efficient cluster expansion method for binary solid solutions: application to the halite-silvite, NaCl-KCl, system Large scale simulations Thermodynamics of the Earth’s mantle

Author : Robert C. Liebermann,Carl H. Sondergeld
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034851084

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Experimental Techniques in Mineral and Rock Physics by Robert C. Liebermann,Carl H. Sondergeld Pdf

Knowledge of the relation between sonic velocity in sediments and rock lithology is one of the keys to interpreting data from seismic sections or from acoustic logs of sedimentary sequences. Reliable correlations of rock velocity with other petrophysical parameters, such as porosity or density, are essential for calculating impedance models for synthetic seismic sections (BIDDLE et al. , 1992; CAMPBELL and STAFLEU, 1992) or identifying the origin of reflectivity on seismic lines (SELLAMI et al. , 1990; CHRISTENSEN and SZYMANSKI, 1991). Velocity is thus an important parameter for correlating lithological with geophysical data. Recent studies have increased our understanding of elastic rock properties in siliciclastic or shaly sediments. The causes for variations in velocity have been investigated for siliciclastic rocks (VERNIK and NUR, 1992), mixed carbonate siliciclastic sediments (CHRISTENSEN and SZYMANSKI, 1991), synthetic sand-clay mixtures (MARION et aI. , 1992) or claystones (JAPSEN, 1993). The concepts derived from these studies are however only partly applicable in pure carbonates. Carbon ates do not have large compositional variations that are, as is the case in the other sedimentary rocks, responsible for velocity contrasts. Pure carbonates are character ized by the lack of any clay or siliciclastic content, but are mostly produced and deposited on the top or on the slope of isolated or detached carbonate platforms, that have no hinterland as a source of terrigeneous material (WILSON, 1975; EBERLI, 1991).

Author : Lidong Dai,Xi Liu,Geeth Manthilake,Vassilios Saltas,Haiying Hu
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832513958

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High-pressure physical behavior of minerals and rocks: Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry by Lidong Dai,Xi Liu,Geeth Manthilake,Vassilios Saltas,Haiying Hu Pdf

Author : Alexandra Navrotsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994-11-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521358949

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Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials by Alexandra Navrotsky Pdf

With an approach that stresses the fundamental solid state behaviour of minerals, this 1995 text surveys the physics and chemistry of earth materials.

Author : Robert Cooper Liebermann
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039365418

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Mineral Physics—In Memory of Orson Anderson by Robert Cooper Liebermann Pdf

This Special Issue contains original scientific papers in the field of mineral physics (and also rock physics). These papers are grouped into four categories: Reviews, Experimental Science, Theoretical Science and Technological Developments. These papers include those from first authors covering 5 generations of mineral physicists, including contemporaries of Orson [e.g., William Bassett, Frank Stacey], the next generation of leaders in mineral physics throughout the world [e.g., Michael Brown, Eiji Ohtani], current leaders in this field [e.g., Agnes Dewaele, Jun Tsuchiya], senior graduate students [e.g., Jan Borgomano, Vasilije Dobrosavlijevic, Francesca Miozzi], and an undergraduate student [e.g., Tyler Perez]. Mineral physics is the study of mineralogical problems through the application of condensed matter physics. In reality, mineral physicists use not only physics, but also solid-state chemistry; they study not only minerals, but all materials related to natural minerals (e.g., structural analogs, but also glasses, melts and fluids). Mineral and rock physics is intimately connected to many other geoscience disciplines including seismology, planetary science, petrology, geochemistry, geomagnetism, and geodynamics, and even materials and climate science. This book is dedicated to Orson Anderson who died in June 2019 at the age of 94.

Author : Murli H. Manghnani,Syun-Iti Akimoto
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483260532

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High-Pressure Research by Murli H. Manghnani,Syun-Iti Akimoto Pdf

High-Pressure Research: Applications in Geophysics contains the papers presented during a U.S.-Japan joint seminar held in Honolulu, Hawaii, 6-9 July 1976. The seminar brought together scientists engaged in high pressure-high temperature research to exchange ideas on the latest state-of-the-art developments, their experimental results, and their latest interpretations with regard to the significance of these results to the geophysical sciences in general. Four formal sessions were held. Of the forty-two papers presented at the seminar, thirty-nine appear as contributed papers and three as abstracts in this volume. The papers in Session I examine the geophysics and geochemistry of the crust and upper mantle. The contributions in Session II focus on phase transitions related to Earth's deep interior. Session III is devoted equations of state and shock wave experiments while Session IV covers instrumentation, pressure calibration, and standardization.

Author : J.R. Holloway,B.J. Wood
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401180283

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Simulating the Earth by J.R. Holloway,B.J. Wood Pdf

This is a book about the why and how of doing experiments on rocks, minerals, magmas, and fluids. It could have as logically been subtitled "Experimental petrology" as "Experimental geochemistry," but we chose geochemistry to emphasize the broad and overlapping nature of current experimental work. We have tried to aim the book at a general readership which we hope will include advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and anyone else interested in learning something about experimental petrology. Although we hope there will be something of interest for the practicing experimentalist, our aim is at the non-experimentalist interested in learning why experiments are useful, what kind of experiments can be done, and what some of the major problems and limitations are and how they can best be avoided. The result of a journey through this book should be an ability to evaluate published experimental work critically and a knowledge of the kinds of problems an experimentalist might be able to help solve. Some details of experimental technique are included in the Appendix for those readers who want to "get their hands dirty. " Indeed, one of our main incentives for writing this book was to try to encourage more petrologists and geochemists to become experimentalists. In our pedagogical approach we have chosen to discuss a small number of case histories as illustrations of principles and techniques. We have tried to select studies we regard as well executed.

Author : R. G. J. Strens
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Geochemistry
ISBN : UCSD:31822012586533

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The Physics and Chemistry of Minerals and Rocks by R. G. J. Strens Pdf

Author : Simon A. Redfern,Michael A. Carpenter
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501509155

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Transformation Processes in Minerals by Simon A. Redfern,Michael A. Carpenter Pdf

Volume 39 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry about Transformation Processes in Minerals summarises the current state of the art. The selection of transformation processes covered here is by no means comprehensive, but represents a coherent view of some of the most important processes which occur specifically in minerals. Contents: Rigid unit modes in framework structures Strain and elasticity at structural phase transitions in minerals Mesoscopic twin patterns in ferroelastic and co-elastic minerals High-pressure structural phase transitions Order-disorder phase transitions Phase transformations induced by solid solution Magnetic transitions in minerals NMR spectroscopy of phase transitions in minerals Insights into phase transformations from Mössbauer spectroscopy Hard mode spectroscopy of phase transitions Synchrotron studies of phase transformations Radiation-induced amorphization

Author : Hans Keppler,Joseph R. Smyth
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501509476

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Water in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals by Hans Keppler,Joseph R. Smyth Pdf

Volume 62 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry reviews the recent research in the geochemistry and mineral physics of hydrogen in the principal mineral phases of the Earth's crust and mantle. Contents: Analytical Methods for Measuring Water in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals The Structure of Hydrous Species in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals: Information from Polarized IR Spectroscopy Structural Studies of OH in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals Using NMR Atomistic Models of OH Defects in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals Hydrogen in High Pressure Silicate and Oxide Mineral Structures Water in Nominally Anhydrous Crustal Minerals: Speciation, Concentration, and Geologic Significance Water in Natural Mantle Minerals I: Pyroxenes Water in Natural Mantle Minerals II: Olivine, Garnet and Accessory Minerals Thermodynamics of Water Solubility and Partitioning The Partitioning of Water Between Nominally Anhydrous Minerals and Silicate Melts The Stability of Hydrous Mantle Phases Hydrous Phases and Water Transport in the Subducting Slab Diffusion of Hydrogen in Minerals Effect of Water on the Equation of State of Nominally Anhydrous Minerals Remote Sensing of Hydrogen in Earth's Mantle