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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication page
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Chapter 1: The mineral world
A note about crystal structures and compositions
Crystallography
Mineral families
Chapter 2: Studying minerals
Shining light on minerals
X-ray vision
The power of the synchrotron
The probing electron
Seeing atoms with scanning probe microscopes
Chapter 3: Minerals and the interior of the Earth
Crystallization and melting
About granites and continents
Metamorphism
Journey to the centre of the Earth
Experiments at high pressures
Chapter 4: Earth’s surface and the cycling of minerals
Weathering
Nanominerals and nanoparticles
Something in the air
Surfaces and interfaces
Chapter 5: Minerals and the living world
Minerals and microbes
Minerals and life
Minerals and human health
Chapter 6: Minerals as resources
Kinds of mineral resources
Mineral properties and mineral resources
How mineral deposits form
Plate tectonics and mineral resources
Chapter 7: Minerals past, present, and future
Mineral evolution
The emergence of life
Resources for the future
An epilogue
Further reading
Index
Very Short Introductions
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