Transmission electron microscopy of minerals and rocks /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Alex C. McLaren.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1991.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 387 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge topics in mineral physics and chemistry ;
Volume Designation
2
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-381) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Principles of image formation by a lens -- 2. The transmission electron microscope -- 3. Kinematical theory of electron diffraction -- 4. Dynamical theory of electron diffraction -- 5. The observation of crystal defects -- 6. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy
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7. Chemical analysis in the transmission electron microscope -- 8. Mineralogical applications of TEM -- I: defects and microstructures in undeformed specimens -- 9. Mineralogical applications of TEM -- II: dislocations and microstructures associated with deformation.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Of the many techniques that have been applied to the study of crystal defects, none has contributed more to our understanding of their nature and influence on the physical and chemical properties of crystalline materials than transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TEM is now used extensively by an increasing number of earth scientists for direct observation of defect microstructures in minerals and rocks. Transmission Electron Microscopy of Rocks and Minerals is an introduction to the principles of the technique and is the only book to date on the subject written specifically for geologists and mineralogists.
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The first part of the book deals with the essential physics of the transmission electron microscope and presents the basic theoretical background required for the interpretation of images and electron diffraction patterns. The final chapters are concerned with specific applications of TEM in mineralogy and deal with such topics as planar defects, intergrowths, radiation-induced defects, dislocations and deformation-induced microstructures. The examples cover a wide range of rock-forming minerals from crustal rocks to those in the lower mantle, and also take into account the role of defects in important mineralogical and geological processes.