Ionic compounds: applications of chemistry to mineralogy
Hoboken, N.J.
Wiley-Interscience
c2006
vii, 187 p., 8 p. of plates: ill. )some col.(; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references )p. 181( and index
Claude H. Yoder
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Bonding and composition. -- The structure of ionic compounds: closet packing. -- The symmetry of crystals. -- The structure of some simple closet-packed compounds. -- Factors that affect the symmetry of the unit cell. -- Physical properties: morphology. -- Physical properties: color. -- Chemical properties. -- Appendices: The periodic chart; The elements: symbols, melting points, boiling points, densities, and electronegatives; Metallic, covalent, and ionic radii; Quartz; Crystal system identification practice; Crystal systems and classes