Fundamentals of Mineralogy

Author: Zhou Leguang
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: Since this book is intended as a teaching material for the metal mineral processing major, the chapters on "Mineralogy" and "Ore" primarily introduce metal minerals and metal ores formed in metallogenic processes. Non-metallic minerals and non-metallic ores are covered less extensively. The general introduction to minerals, which belongs to the foundational knowledge section of the teaching material, is divided into five chapters, covering topics such as crystals, crystal habits, mineral crystal chemistry, the chemical composition of minerals, and the physical properties of minerals. Crystal symmetry and crystal chemical properties are the source and starting point for all this knowledge, so the book places special emphasis on the discussion of "crystals," particularly providing more detailed supplements on "the lattice of crystals" and "the fundamental characteristics of crystal structures."