Crystals growth morphology and perfection 1st Edition by Ichiro Sunagawa ISBN 0521841895 9780521841894

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ISBN 10: 0521841895

ISBN 13:  9780521841894 

Author: Ichiro Sunagawa

How do crystals nucleate and grow? Why and how do crystals form such a wide variety of morphologies, from polyhedral to dendritic and spherulitic forms? These are questions that have been posed since the seventeenth century, and are still of vital importance today both for modern technology, and to understand the Earth’s interior and the formation of minerals by living organisms. In this book, Ichiro Sunagawa sets out clearly the atomic processes behind crystal growth, and describes case studies of complex systems from diamond, calcite and pyrite, to crystals formed through biomineralization, such as the aragonite of shells, and apatite of teeth. Essential reading for advanced graduates and researchers in mineralogy and materials science.

Table of contents:

Part I. Fundamental Concepts:
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
Part II. Application to Complicated and Complex Systems (Case Studies):
9. Diamond
10. Rock-crystal (quartz)
11. Pyrite and calcite
12. Minerals formed by vapour growth
13. Crystals formed by metasomatism and metamorphism
14. Crystals formed through biological activity

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