Feldspars and their reactions / edited by Ian Parsons.

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Feldspars and Their Reactions, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, June 29-July 10, 1993."

"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents Preface Acknowledgements Frontispiece Institute Participants 1 The Crystal Structures of the Aluminium-Silicate Feldspars / Paul H. Ribbe 2 Aspects of Alkali Feldspar Characterization: Prospects and Relevance to Problems Outstanding / Achille Blasi, Carla De Pol Blasi 3 Phase Transitions and Vibrational Spectroscopy in Feldspars / E. K. H. Salje Appendix 1: Deviation of the Gibbs Free Energy for a Phase Transition with Continuous Local Potentials Appendix 2: On the Intercorrelation of Al, Si Ordering and the Generation of Spontaneous Strain 4 Partial Melting Reactions of Plagioclases and Plagioclase-Bearing Systems / W. Johannes, J. Koepke, H. Behrens 5 Ternary Feldspar/Melt Equilibria: A Review / H. Nekvasil 6 Subsolidus Phase Relations of the Plagioclase Feldspar Solid Solution / M. A. Carpenter 7 Feldspars at High Pressure / R. J. Angel 8 Recent Work on Oscillatory Zoning in Plagioclase / T. H. Pearce 9 Isotopic Equilibrium/Disequilibrium and Diffusion Kinetics in Feldspars / Bruno J. Giletti 10 Hydrogen in Feldspars and Related Silicates / Colin M. Graham, Stephen C. Elphick 11 Argon Diffusion in Feldspars / K. A. Foland 12 Feldspars in Igneous Rocks / William L. Brown, Ian Parsons 13 Evolution of Feldspars in Granitic Pegmatites / Petr Cerny 14 Surface Chemistry of Feldspars / Joseph V. Smith 15 Feldspars in Weathering / Alex E. Blum Subject Index