CONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; 3. THEORETICAL METHODS; 4. APPLICATION OF QUANTUM-MECHANICAL METHODS TO SIMPLE INORGANIC "MOLECULES" OF RELEVANCE TO MINERALOGY, AND TO OXIDE MINERALS; 5. APPLICATIONS TO SILICATE, CARBONATE, AND BORATE MINERALS AND RELATED SPECIES; 6. APPLICATION OF BONDING MODELS TO SULFIDE MINERALS; 7. APPLICATIONS IN MINERAL PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY; 8. APPLICATIONS TO GEOCHEMICAL PROBLEMS; 9. THE FUTURE; APPENDIX A: Symbols, units, conversion factors, and constants; APPENDIX B: Experimental methods for obtaining information on structure and bonding
APPENDIX C: Quantum-mechanical (and related) calculational methods and terminologyREFERENCES; INDEX
Summary
An examination of experimental methods and theoretical applications of quantum mechanics in the Earth sciences and mineralogy
