The Physics and Chemistry of Mineral Surfaces

Top researchers outline atomistic controls on mineral surface structure and reactions, apply these concepts to explain sorption, mineral corrosion, and growth, and explore the role of surfaces in environmental and geochemical processes. This unique text provides a rich and rigorous treatment that combines surface physics and chemistry and highlights their useful, yet often ignored, complementary nature. It also stresses the link between fundamentals of mineral surface science and specific real-world problems. This connection facilitates the application of surface physics and chemistry to macroscopic, global processes, such as the origins of life, global warming, and environment degradation.