Abstract:The complexion of research efforts on rock‐ forming minerals has changed substantially in the past four years because of an increasing interest in the physical and chemical properties of minerals and how understanding of these proper‐ ties can contribute to the solution of important geological problems. This is illustrated by activities of the American Geophysical Union Committee on Mineral Physics where geophysicists, geochemists, mineralogists, crystallographers, and petrologists have begun to have regular m… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.