Phosphates
Author | : Matthew J. Kohn |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 764 |
Release | : 2018-12-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781501509636 |
ISBN-13 | : 1501509632 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Volume 48 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry represents the work of many authors whose research illustrates how the unique chemical and physical behavior of phosphate minerals permits a wide range of applications that encompasses phosphate mineralogy, petrology, biomineralization, geochronology, and materials science. While diverse, these fields are all linked structurally, crystal-chemically and geochemically. As geoscientists turn their attention to the intersection of the biological, geological, and material science realms, there is no group of compounds more germane than the phosphates.