{"product_id":"crystals-growth-morphology-perfection-paperback-9780521714792","title":"Crystals; Growth, Morphology, \u0026 Perfection (Paperback) 9780521714792","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCrystals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGrowth, Morphology, \u0026amp; Perfection\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA readable and informative overview of the science of crystal growth for advanced students and researchers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIchiro Sunagawa (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521714792, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 August 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages, 180 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.2 x 16.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.495 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In this reviewer's opinion, this is the comst comprehensive book currently available on crystal growth and morphology.\"  --Gems and Gemology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword to the English translation\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Fundamental Concepts: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Crystal forms\u003cbr\u003e 3. Crystal growth\u003cbr\u003e 4. Factors determining the morphology of polyhedral crystals\u003cbr\u003e 5. Surface microtopography of crystal faces\u003cbr\u003e 6. Perfection and homogeneity of single crystals\u003cbr\u003e 7. Regular intergrowth of crystals\u003cbr\u003e 8. Forms and textures of polycrystalline aggregates\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Application to Complicated and Complex Systems (Case Studies): 9. Diamond\u003cbr\u003e 10. Rock-crystal (quartz)\u003cbr\u003e 11. Pyrite and calcite\u003cbr\u003e 12. Minerals formed by vapour growth\u003cbr\u003e 13. Crystals formed by metasomatism and metamorphism\u003cbr\u003e 14. Crystals formed through biological activity\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e Materials index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Materials science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Materials science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Materials%20science%20%5BTGM%5D%22\"\u003eTGM\u003c\/a\u003e], Geochemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geochemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geochemistry%20%5BRBGK%5D%22\"\u003eRBGK\u003c\/a\u003e], Petrology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Petrology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Petrology%20%5BRBGG%5D%22\"\u003eRBGG\u003c\/a\u003e], Mineralogy \u0026amp; gems [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mineralogy \u0026amp; gems\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mineralogy%20\u0026amp;%20gems%20%5BPNV%5D%22\"\u003ePNV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004712112408,"sku":"9780521714792","price":53.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521714792i_939b40c5-0fab-4ce1-9806-5369677fc08f.jpg?v=1691380343","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/crystals-growth-morphology-perfection-paperback-9780521714792","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}