| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 295 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the English translation; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Crystal forms; 3 Crystal growth; 4 Factors determining the morphology of polyhedral crystals; 5 Surface microtopography of crystal faces; 6 Perfection and homogeneity of single crystals; 7 Regular intergrowth of crystals; 8 Forms and textures of polycrystalline aggregates; 9 Diamond; 10 Rock-crystal (quartz); 11 Pyrite and calcite; 12 Minerals formed by vapor growth; 13 Crystals formed by metasomatism and metamorphism; 14 Crystals formed through biological activity; Appendixes. |
| Summary |
Understanding how and why crystals nucleate and grow is important not only for modern technologies, but also in understanding the interior of the Earth and biomineralization. This clear explanation of the atomic processes behind crystal growth, and case studies of complex systems is essential reading for advanced graduates and researchers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Crystal growth.
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Crystal growth. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sunagawa, Ichirō. Crystals. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521841895 (OCoLC)58830613 |
| ISBN |
0511113455 (electronic book) |
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9780511113451 (electronic book) |
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9780511610349 |
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0511610343 |
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0511112947 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511112942 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511111924 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511111921 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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1280422289 |
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9781280422287 |
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0521841895 (Cloth) |
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9780521841894 |
| Standard No. |
9780521841895 |
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