NonSilicates Sulphates Carbonates Phosphates Halides - Rock-Forming Minerals Author:L. L. Y. Chang, R. A. Howie, J. Zussman This latest volume in the second edition of Rock-Forming Minerals deals mainly with the sulphates, carbonates, phosphates andhalides. This voulume has been completely rewritten and considerably expanded, incorporating the many advances in knowledge arisingfrom new and improved techniques for investigating minerals. Since the publication of the f... more »irst edition, crystal structures are now far better known, and the use of the electron-probemicroanalysis has led to an even greater appeciation of the chemical variations in many of the minerals. Furthermore studies offliud inclusions and of stable isotope ratios have given new data temperatures of crystallization and genetic sequences. Each mineral chapter is divided into section on structure, chemistry, optical and physical properties, distinguishing features andparagenesis. Chapters are headed with brief tabulations of mineral data and a sketch of optical orientation. This book alsoincludes results from the ocean floor experimentation and deep sea drilling.« less