Crystallographers have an elegant system using definitive notation for describing crystal structures, but it does not serve as well the needs of many others working with crystalline solids. Most chemists, metallurgists, mineralogists, geologists and materials scientists need a simple system and notation for describing crystal structures. Structure and Chemistry of Crystalline Solids presents a widely applicable system with simple notation giving important information about the structure and the chemical environment of ions or molecules. It is easily understood and used by those concerned with applications dependent on structure-properties relationships. Early chapters provide an introduction to crystal structures and symmetry for readers with a variety of backgrounds. Insight into crystal structures, including some complex silicates, is aided by the use of the CrystalMaker computer program. The bundled CD-ROM, which uses CrystalMaker for instruction and demos on both Windows and Macintosh platforms, allows the user to manipulate the structures.Key Features:Understandable by anyone concerned with crystals or solid state properties dependent on structurePresents a general system using simple notation to reveal similarities and differences among crystal structuresDepicts more than 300 selected and prepared figures illustrating structures found in thousands of compoundsIncludes a CD-ROM with CrystalMakerTM data files to allow the reader to view and manipulate the structures on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Understandable by anyone concerned with crystals or solid state properties dependent on structure

Classification of Crystals, Point Groups, and Space Groups.- Close Packing and the PTOT System.- Crystal Structures of the Elements and Some Molecular Crystals.- Structures Involving P and O Layers.- Crystal Structures Involving P and T Layers.- Crystal Structures Involving P, T, and O Layers.- Structures with Multiple Layers.- Crystal Structures of Some Intermetallic Compounds.- Crystal Structures of Silica and Metal Silicates.- Structures of Organic Compouds.- Predicting Structures and Assigning Notations.