Crystals. Their Role in Nature and in Science

Content: 
ACADEMIC PAPERBACKS, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages v-vi
CHAPTER 1 - The Crystal Kingdom, Pages 1-11
CHAPTER 2 - Why Crystals Exist, Pages 12-30
CHAPTER 3 - How Crystals Grow: I. The Birth of a Nucleus, Pages 31-37
CHAPTER 4 - How Crystals Grow: II. Layer by Layer, Pages 38-50
CHAPTER 5 - Some Stacking Patterns and Their Growth Habits, Pages 51-75
CHAPTER 6 - Symphony of Shapes, Pages 76-98
CHAPTER 7 - Variations on Crystal Themes, Pages 99-120
CHAPTER 8 - Jewels, Pages 121-144
CHAPTER 9 - The Play of Light, Pages 144a-144o,145-165
CHAPTER 10 - Chromatic Fantasia, Pages 166-183
CHAPTER 11 - Through the Looking Glass, Pages 184-206
CHAPTER 12 - Patterns in Space, Pages 207-229
CHAPTER 13 - X-Ray Revelation: How Atomic Space-Patterns Are Discovered, Pages 230-258
CHAPTER 14 - The Crystals of the Chains of Life, Pages 259-281
INDEX, Pages 283-286