Minerals as Advanced Materials I

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Krivovichev, Sergey V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Mineralogy.; Materials science.; Nanotechnology.; Earth Sciences.; Materials Science, general.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

This book represents a collection of papers presented at the 1st International workshop ‘Minerals as Advanced Materials I’ planned as an exchange of ideas between mineralogists and material scientists. The basic idea of the workshop was to identify minerals and mineral objects that have or potential...