A reference for professionals and students in solid Earth and planetary geophysics, providing data on crystallographic and thermodynamic properties of minerals and thermal expansion, elasticity and viscosity, electrical properties, and plastic rheology of minerals, glasses, liquids, and melts. Includes phase diagrams of Earth-forming minerals, and data on infrared, raman, and optical spectroscopy of Earth materials. Contains numerous graphs and tables. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
