Planetary Mineralogy

Author : M.R. Lee ,H. Leroux
Publisher : The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780903056557

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Planetary Mineralogy by M.R. Lee ,H. Leroux Pdf

This volume of the EMU Notes in Mineralogy is one of the outcomes of a school in planetary mineralogy that was held in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2014. The school was inspired by the recent advances in our understanding of the nature and evolution of our Solar System that have come from the missions to study and sample asteroids and comets, and the very successful Mars orbiters and landers. At the same time our horizons have expanded greatly with the discovery of extrasolar protoplanetary disks, planets and planetary systems by space telescopes. The continued success of such telescopic and robotic exploration requires a supply of highly skilled people and so one of the goals of the Glasgow school was to help build a community of early-career planetary scientists and space engineers.

Author : James J. Papike
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501508806

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Planetary Materials by James J. Papike Pdf

Volume 36 of Reviews in Mineralogy presents a comprehensive coverage of the mineralogy and petrology of planetary materials. The book is organized with an introductory chapter that introduces the reader to the nature of the planetary sample suite and provides some insights into the diverse environments from which they come. Chapter 2 on Interplanetary Dust Particles (IDPs) and Chapter 3 on Chondritic Meteorites deal with the most primitive and unevolved materials we have to work with. It is these materials that hold the clues to the nature of the solar nebula and the processes that led to the initial stages of planetary formation. Chapter 4, 5, and 6 consider samples from evolved asteroids, the Moon and Mars respectively. Chapter 7 is a brief summary chapter that compares aspects of melt-derived minerals from differing planetary environments.

Author : Alan E. Rubin,Alan Rubin,Chi Ma
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108484527

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Meteorite Mineralogy by Alan E. Rubin,Alan Rubin,Chi Ma Pdf

A comprehensive summary of the mineralogy of all meteorite groups and the origin of their minerals.

Author : Janice L. Bishop,James F. Bell III,Jim Bell,Jeffrey E. Moersch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107186200

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Remote Compositional Analysis by Janice L. Bishop,James F. Bell III,Jim Bell,Jeffrey E. Moersch Pdf

Comprehensive overview of the spectroscopic, mineralogical, and geochemical techniques used in planetary remote sensing.

Author : Russell J. Hemley
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 53,8 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 : Jens Götze
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9783038973485

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Mineralogy of Quartz and Silica Minerals by Jens Götze Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Mineralogy of Quartz and Silica Minerals" that was published in Minerals

Author : Thomas Henning
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642132582

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Astromineralogy by Thomas Henning Pdf

Astromineralogy deals with the science of gathering mineralogical information from the astronomical spectroscopy of asteroids, comets and dust in the circumstellar environments in general. This field has received a tremendous boost with the reliable identification of minerals by the Infrared Space Observatory. The first edition of this book, published in 2003, was the first comprehensive and coherent account of this exciting field. Data obtained in the meantime with the Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope, the stardust mission to the comet 81P / Wild 2, and with the Cassini mission, together with progress in ground-based observations and laboratory astrophysics form the basis for this updated and widely extended second edition.Beyond addressing the specialist in the field, the book is intended as a high-level but readable introduction to astromineralogy for both the nonspecialist researcher and the advanced student.

Author : Eiji Ohtani
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724218

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Advances in High-pressure Mineralogy by Eiji Ohtani Pdf

Author : Anhuai Lu,Yan Li,Changqiu Wang,Hongrui Ding
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811977923

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Introduction to Environmental Mineralogy by Anhuai Lu,Yan Li,Changqiu Wang,Hongrui Ding Pdf

This book focuses on the environmental property of minerals including mineralogical record of environmental changes, mineralogical influence on the environmental quality, mineralogical evaluation of the environment, mineralogical processing of environmental pollutants and interaction between minerals and microbes. Understanding of the environmental property of minerals is a good supplement to the traditional concept of “mineral”. By demonstrating plenty of case studies with easy-to-understand figures and tables, this book introduces the environmental effects of interaction between minerals and microbes, physiological and ecological effects of biomineralization, reductive precipitation property of iron sulfide minerals, photocatalytic reduction property of sphalerite, photocatalytic oxidation property of rutile, tubular structure property of chrysotile, tunnel structure property of K-feldspar tetrahedron, tunnel structure property of cryptomelane octahedron, nano property of cryptomelane, crystallization property of jarosite, interaction between semiconducting minerals and microbes, pathological mineralization of human body, mineralogical processing of inorganic pollutants, mineralogical degradation of organic pollutants, mineralogical purification of smoke-type pollutants, mineralogical evaluation of soil environmental quality, mineralogical prevention and control of waste pollutants and mineralogical processing of mine tailings. The book is written for environmental mineralogist as well as postgraduates majoring in environmental science.

Author : Luca Bindi,Giuseppe Cruciani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031288050

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Celebrating the International Year of Mineralogy by Luca Bindi,Giuseppe Cruciani Pdf

This volume celebrates mineral sciences and what are considered the most important progresses and breakthroughs in this discipline. Authoritative authors, who, in most cases, are the direct discoverers recount the steps of their research, which represent landmark developments of mineralogy and mineralogical crystallography.

Author : Sergei Votyakov,Daria Kiseleva,Viktor Grokhovsky,Yulia Shchapova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030009250

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Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation by Sergei Votyakov,Daria Kiseleva,Viktor Grokhovsky,Yulia Shchapova Pdf

The book comprises the proceedings of the 9th Geoscience Conference for Young Scientists co-organized by the Institute of Geology and Geochemistry and the Institute of Mineralogy (Urals Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences) and Ural Federal University and held in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on February 5-8, 2018. The book is devoted to the relevant issues of crystal chemistry and mineral typomorphism; the structure and physico-chemical and technological properties of minerals; the computational modeling of mineral structure and properties. Much attention is drawn to the latest advances and applications of physical methods of investigation of mineral structure and composition, in particular, X-Ray diffraction, spectroscopic (optical, vibrational, ESR, Moessbauer, etc.) and microscopic (SEM, TEM, AFM, etc.) studies, as well as the methods of chemical and isotopic analysis. This book presents the current research trends of space and planetary mineralogy (meteorites, regolites, tektites). The book is intended explicitly for the specialists in the earth and planetary sciences.

Author : Harry Y. McSween, Jr,Jeffrey E. Moersch,Devon M. Burr,Joshua P. Emery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107145382

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Planetary Geoscience by Harry Y. McSween, Jr,Jeffrey E. Moersch,Devon M. Burr,Joshua P. Emery Pdf

The ideal textbook resource to support a one-semester capstone course in planetary processes for geoscience undergraduates.

Author : Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402055447

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Introduction to Planetary Science by Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing Pdf

This textbook details basic principles of planetary science that help to unify the study of the solar system. It is organized in a hierarchical manner so that every chapter builds upon preceding ones. Starting with historical perspectives on space exploration and the development of the scientific method, the book leads the reader through the solar system. Coverage explains that the origin and subsequent evolution of planets and their satellites can be explained by applications of certain basic principles of physics, chemistry, and celestial mechanics and that surface features of the solid bodies can be interpreted by principles of geology.

Author : S. Mitra
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 40,9 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 : Robert A. Jr Wharton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : NASA:31769000469794

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Fourth Symposium on Chemical Evolution and the Origin and Evolution of Life by Robert A. Jr Wharton Pdf

This symposium was held at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California July 24-27, 1990. The NASA Exobiology principal investigators reported their recent research findings. Scientific papers were presented in the following areas: cosmic evolution of biogenic compounds, prebiotic evolution (planetary and molecular), early evolution of life (biological and geochemical), evolution of advanced life, solar system exploration, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).