Instrumental surface analysis of geologic materials Book

Instrumental Surface Analysis of Geologic Materials Dale L. Perry Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California A comprehensive overview of surface chemistry-related analysis of geologic materials, this unique book describes techniques useful for studying chemical reactions on the surfaces of rocks, soils and minerals. Chapters are devoted to Mössbauer, Auger electron, NMR, electron spin resonance and luminescence spectroscopies, scanning electron microscopy, and more. These techniques can be used in a strictly analytical approach, or in order to perform basic research in areas such as mineral chemical alterations, sorption, ore body formation and acid mine drainage. It will be of use to analytical chemists, geochemists, environmental scientists and geologists, and will serve as an invaluable guide for experimentalists working in these areas.