Introduction to Crystal Chemistry: Student Edition

by Howard W. Jaffe

Overview

First published in 1988 this textbook on crystal chemistry covers the basic principles of crystal chemistry and physics and crystallography and introduces the concept of crystal refractivity. The book begins with a discussion of atoms and atomic structure and moves from there to atomic bonding. Throughout this discussion, special emphasis is given to Pauling's rules. The author then treats crystal symmetry, crystal field theory, polyhedral structure and atomic packing. He concludes by introducing the student to more sophisticated optical properties of minerals, refractivity and polarisability in crystals. The material covered is sufficiently basic so that the book will be suitable for undergraduate and graduate student in advanced mineralogy courses. It will also be of interest to individuals, including mineralogists, materials scientists, crystallographers and inorganic chemists who are engaged in academic and industrial research dealing with the structure of the solid state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521369855
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/30/1988
Edition description:	Student ed
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.39(d)

Table of Contents

Preface to the student edition; Acknowledgements; 1. Atoms, electrons, orbitals and minerals; 2. The excited atom: spectra and quanta, ionisation potential, electronegativity and chemical bonding; 3. The crystal chemistry of the covalent bond; 4. The crystal chemistry of the ionic bond; 5. Pauling's second rule of electrostatic valency in ionic or coordination compounds; 6. External (nontranslational) and internal (translational) symmetry; 7. Crystal field theory; 8. Polyhedral distortion; 9. Diadochy and isostructural crystals; 10. Density, volume, unit cells and packing; 11. Refractivity and polarisability; Appendix: selected representative crystal structures; Mineral index; Subject index.

Editorial Reviews

This student edition constitutes Part I (chapters 1-11) of a larger two-part monograph, Chrystal chemistry and refractivity. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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