American Mineralogist, Volume 63, pages 428431,

1978

B OOK REVIEW S
GEOCHEMICAL
EXPLORATION METHODS FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS By A A. Beusand S. V. Grigorian (technic a l e d i t o r A . A . L e v i n s o n , t r a n s l a t e db y R . T e t e r u k - S c h n e i d e r ) .
A p p l i e d P u b l i s h i n gL t d . , W i l m e t t e , I l l i n o i s , 1 9 7 7 .x l - 2 8 7 p a g e s .
$32.00.
This book is divided into eleven chapters, the first of which
i n c l u d e si n t e r e s t i n gt a b u l a t i o n so f g e o c h e m i c a la b u n d a n c e si n v a r i ous rock types, and criteria for determining anomalous values
S u p r i s i n g l y ,n o m e n t i o n i s m a d e o f e a r l i e r w o r k b y C l a r k e , R a n k a m a a n d S a h a m a ,G o l d s c h m i d t , A d l e r , e t c . , a n d t h e b o o k r e t a i n sa
p r o v i n c i a l f la v o r t h r o u g h o u t .
F o l l o w i n g a n a l l - t o o - b r i e fd i s c u s s i o no f e l e m e n t a lm i g r a t i o n i s a
treatment of "geochemical specialization", i e. how to plan geoc h e m i c a l p r o s p e c t i n g .T h e a b s o l u t en e c e s s i t yo f p r e l i m i n a r y s p e c trographic analysis is rightly stressed,and the much greater value
of interelement correlation is treated well. Two approaches are
c o n s i d e r e d :f i n d i n g p r i m a r y g e o c h e m i c a l a u r e o l e s ( h a l o s ) , a n d
i d e n t i f y i n g i n t r u s i v er o c k s l i k e l y t o p r o d u c e m e t a l l i z a t i o n .R u s s i a n
techniques are well advanced in the latter area. The need for close
l n d p e t r o g r a p h i cr e s u l t si s m e n t i o n e d ,
c o m p a r i s o no f g e o c h e m i c a a
a fact that warms this reviewer's heart.
A l e n g t h y d i s c u s s i o no f p r i m a r y h a l o s r e l a t e d t o v a r i o u s o r e
types and geometries contains numerous interesting examples and
the need to understand sought-for ore mineralogy to plan analysis
is repeatedly demonstrated
T h e c h a p t e r o n s e c o n d a r yh a l o s a n d d i s p e r s i o nt r a i n s i n b r o a d scale prospecting offers few clues likely to prove useful. Test cases
s h o u l d a l w a y s b e m a d e , a n d d i s c u s s i o no f s o m e i s c a l l e d f o r . A l s o
l a c k i n g i s a d i s c u s s i o no f s u p e r g e n eb e h a v i o r s h o w n b y v a r i o u s
elements Brief chapters on water analysis, plants, and atmospheric
methods follow.
A chapter on application ofgeochemical methods is fascinating,
a n d t h e b o o k e n d s w i t h a d i s c u s s i o no f s t a t i s t i c a lt r e a t m e n t o f
r e s ul t s .
O n e w o n d e r s ,a f t e r r e a d i n g t h i s b o o k , h o w a p p l i c a b l et h o r o u g h
geochemical study is in highly competitive prospecting in the weste r n w o r l d . T h e t h o r o u g h s t u d i e sd o n e i n t h e S o v i e t U n i o n m i g h t b e
t o o t i m e - c o n s u m i n gh e r e O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e b o o k i s b o u n d t o
enrich the reader,and should provoke those who always analyze
for the same three or four elements to give more thought to their
work. I recommend this book to my colleagues in industry especially
S. A. WIt-t-lr.r.ts
Phelps Dodge Corporalion
Douglas, Arizona

SEA WATER: CYCLES OF THE MAJOR ELEMENTS. Edited

b y J a m e sL D r e v e r D o w d e n , H u t c h i n s o n a n d R o s s ,I n c . , N e w
Y o r k , 1 9 7 7 .3 4 5 p a g e s .$ 2 8 . 0 0
Sea Water. Cycles of the Major Elements is a collection of 19
r e p r i n t s , d e f t l y k n i t t o g e t h e r b y t h e E d i t o r ' s c o m m e n t s ,a n d p u b lished as Volume 45 of the Benchmark Papersin Geology Professor
Drever has chosen to follow a historical approach. The history of
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accumulation of data, the retreat from certainty, and the development of what may turn out to be a reasonable view of the mechanisms by which the major elements are removed from sea water.
The volume therefore servesas a valuable introduction not only
t o a n i m p o r t a n t a r e a o f g e o c h e m i c a li n q u i r y , b u t a l s o t o a n u n f i n ished chapter in the history of science.Only the price of the volume
is bothersome. Most scientistsin the field of marine geochemistry
either have reprints of theseimportant papers or have ready access
t o t h e m . S t u d e n t ss h o u l d b e a p r i m e m a r k e t f o r t h i s b o o k , b u t a t a
price of $28.00 the volume is largely out of their reach I hope that
the publishers can be convinced to issue a paperback edition at a
price which is at least competitive with that of an equivalent
collection of xerox copies.
HErNnIcu D. Hou-rNo
Hansard Uniuersity

SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY Part III. THE ORIGIN OF

SEDIMENTS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. By W. von
E n g e l h a r d t ( t r a n s l a t e db y W . D . J o h n s ) . E . S c h w e i z e r b a r t ' s c h e
Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, Germany, 1977. 359 pages.
DM98 (about $44.00).
This book is the third in a series of referencesthat attempt to
cover the field of sedimentary petrology. Precedingtexts, authored
by mineralogists and sedimentologists of renown, focus on methodology (Part I) and descriptive mineralogy, texture, and diagenesis(Part I I ). The present effort, a slightly revised translation of the
1 9 7 3 G e r m a n e d i t i o n , a s s u m e sf a m i l i a r i t y w i t h t h e m a t e r i a l c o v ered in these earlier volumes Here, the emphasis is on processes,
b o t h p h y s i c a la n d c h e m i c a l ,i n v o l v e d i n t h e a c c u m u l a t i o n o f s e d i mentary deposits, and the subject is treated in five categories:
parent materials, weathering, transport and deposition of clastic
constituents by water and wind, formation of chemical sediments,
and diagenesis These aspectsare presentedin a clear and concise
m a n n e r f o r u s e b y a d v a n c e ds t u d e n t sa n d t h o s e w i t h e x p e r i e n c ei n
the area of sedimentary petrology.
The author is to be commended for having synthesizeda considerable wealth of information in a compact compendium, and his
coverage of such a broad subject is generally successful.The book
provides a list of key references,a good subject index, a summary
of data listed in 57 tables and 134 illustrations, most of them
g r a p h s . T h e q u a l i t y o f t h e t r a n s l a t i o n i s g e n e r a l l yg o o d a n d o n l y
rarely does the stilted Anglo-Germanic style detract from the presentatlon.
The geochemical aspects are somewhat more comprehensively
treated than those pertaining to physical processesand mechanics
of transport (about one third of the volume) This, to some extent,
reflects the background and basic interests of the author. There is
an effort to quantify wherever possible. Although beginning- to
intermediate-level university students might well be directed to
other texts on sediment transport, they neverthelesswould benefit
from the sections on solution processes,formation of new minerals, pore space and homogenous flow processes,composition of
formation waters, and problems of diagenesis.
This book and the series to which it belongs are a welcome
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r o n m e n t a l s e d i m e n ts t u d i e st h a t h a v e d o m i n a t e dt h e s u b j e c td u r i n g
t h e p a s t t w o d e c a d e st o w a r d a r e n e w e de m p h a s i so n t h e p e t r o l o g i c
a s p e c t so f s e d i m e n t s a n d s e d i m e n t a r yr o c k s . T h e b o o k i s o v e r priced, thus limiting its potential distribution,at leaston this side
o f t h e A t l a n t i c , p r i m a r i l y t o l i b r a r i e s .T h i s i s u n f o r t u n a t e s i n c et h e
v o l u m e c l e a r l y b e l o n g si n t h e l a b o r a t o r y c l o s e t o t h e s c i e n t i s tw h o
is likely to use it
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E r n s t . D o w d e n , H u t c h i n s o n a n d R o s s ,I n c . , S t r o u d s b u r g ,P e n n ;
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i n t e n d e dt o a s s e m b l ep a p e r sf r o m t h e l i t e r a t u r et h a t a r e f u n d a m e n t a l t o t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n ga n d s t u d y o f s o m e g e o l o g i c f i e l d . A n
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to the subject that otherwise would be widely dispersed in the
l i t e r a t u r e .P r e s u m a b l ys o m e p r e f e r e n c ei s s h o w n t o i m p o r t a n t p a pers in journals that do not have wide circulation.In this volume
p a p e r s f r o m s u c h p u b l i c a t i o n sa s M e d d . D a n s k G e o l . F o r e n . a n d
Eclogae Geol. Helv are reprinted, together with papers from more
f a m i l i a r s o u r c e s T h e p a p e r ss p a n t h e y e a r s 1 9 5 8t o 1 9 7 3 ,a n d t h u s
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I New Zealand
C o o m b s , D S : L o w e r G r a d e M i n e r a l F a c i e si n N e w Z e a l a n d
Landis, C. A. and D. G Bishop: Plate Tectonicsand Regional
S t r a t i g r a p h i c - M e t a m o r p h i cR e l a t i o n s i n t h e S o u t h e r n P a r t o f
the New Zealand Geosyncline
B l a k e , M C . J r . , a n d C A L a n d i s :T h e D u n M o u n t a i n U l t r a m a f i c
B e l t - P e r m i a nO c e a n i cC r u s t a n d U p p e r M a n t l e i n N e w Z e a l a n d
II New Caledonia
Brothers, R. N: Lawsonite-Albite Schists from Northernmost
New Caledonia
B r o t h e r s ,R . N a n d M C . B l a k e , J r . : T e r t i a r y P l a t eT e c t o n i c sa n d
H i g h - P r e s s u r eM e t a m o r p h i s m i n N e w C a l e d o n i a
III Japan
Seki, Y.: Glaucophanitic Regional Metamorphism in the Kanto
Mountains, Central Japan
E r n s t , W . G . , a n d Y . S e k i : P e t r o l o g i cC o m p a r i s o n o f t h e F r a n c i s c a n a n d S a n b a g a w aM e t a m o r p h i c T e r r a n e s
Miyashiro, A : Orogeny, Regional Metamorphism, and Magmat
i s m i n t h e J a p a n e s eI s l a n d s
IV. Caldornia
C o l e m a n , R G , a n d D . E . L e e : G l a u c o p h a n e - B e a r i n gM e t a m o r p h i c R o c k T y p e s o f t h e C a z a d e r oA r e a , C a l i f o r n i a
Bailey, E H., W. P lrwin, and D. L. Jones: Franciscan and
Related Rocks, and their Significancein the Geology of Western
California
Blake, M C., Jr , W P. Irwin, and R. G Coleman:Upside-Down
M e t a m o r p h i c Z o n a t i o n , B l u e s c h i s tF a c i e s , A l o n g a R e g i o n a l
Thrust in California and Oregon

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Suppe, J., and R L Armstrong: Potassium-Argon Dating of

F r a n c i s c a nM e t a m o r p h i c R o c k s
S u p p e ,J : I n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p so f H i g h - P r e s s u r eM e t a m o r p h i s m , D e f o r m a t i o n a n d S e d i m e n t a t i o ni n F r a n c i s c a nT e c t o n i c s ,U S . A .
V. The Western Alps
W e n k , E . : Z u r R e g i o n a l m e t a m o r p h o s ea n d U l t r a m e t a m o r p h o s e
im Lepontin
N i g g l i , E . : A l p i n e M e t a m o r p h o s ea n d A l p i n e G e b i r g s b i l d u n g
H u n z i k e r , J . C : P o l y m e t a m o r p h i s mi n t h e M o n t e R o s a , W e s t e r n
Alps
M a r t i n i , J . : L e m 6 t a m o r p h i s m ed a n s l e s c h a i n e sa l p i n e se x t e r n e se t
s e si m p l i c a t i o n s d a n s I ' o r o g e n E s e
D a l P i a z ,G . V . , J . C H u n z i k e r , a n d G . M a r t i n o t t i : L a z o n a S e s i a L a n z o e I ' e v o l u z i o n et e t t o n i c o - m e t a m o r f i c ad e l l e A l p i n o r d o c c i dentali interne
E r n s t , W . G . : I n t e r p r e t a t i v eS y n t h e s i so f M e t a m o r p h i s m i n t h e
Alps
T h e b u l k o f t h e t e x t ( 8 0 7 o )i s i n E n g l i s h . T h e r e s t i s i n G e r m a n ,
F r e n c h ,a n d I t a l i a n . E d i t o r i a l c o m m e n t o n t h e l o n g I t a l i a n p a p e r i s
briel if not wanting. One wonders why a translation was not
i n c l u d e d ,s i n c ei n t h e P r e f a c eo n e r e a d s" W h e r e o r i g i n a l w o r k s a r e
in foreign languages,we have endeavored to locate or commission
t r a n s l a t i o n s".
N o t s u r p r i s i n g l y ,t h e s e l e c t i o no f p a p e r sb e a r st h e c l e a r s t a m p o f
the editor His own papers and his comments on all eighteen
comprise 167oof Lhetext. As W. G. Ernst is a leading authority in
t h i s f i e l d , h e i s w e l l p r e p a r e dt o d o t h e j o b
T h e b o o k i s a c o m p a n i o n t o V o l u m e l 7 o f t h e s e t i e s ,M e t a morphism and Plate Tectonic Regimes (1975) also edited by W. G.
E r n s t B e t w e e n t h e m t h e b o o k s p r o v i d e a n e x c e l l e n tp a n o r a m i c
background to tectonic problems associated with belts of lowtemperature metamorphic rocks, principally in the blue-schist
facies, and associatedultrabasic rocks and eclogites A book such
as this emphasizes the closely related processesresulting in the
w o r l d - w i d e a s s o c i a t i o no f t h e s es t r u c t u r e sa n d r o c k s a n d f o r t h a t
r e a s o n i s i n s t r u c t i o n a l T o a s p e c i a l i s t ,t h e c o n v e n i e n c eo f h a v i n g
thesepapers bound together may be outweighed by the high price.
It is a book that many will insist their institutional libraries acqulre

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INTO PRINT: A PRACTICAL GUIDETO WRITING, ILLUSTRATING, AND PUBLISHING. By Mary Hill and Wendell
C o c h r a n W i l l i a m K a u f m a n n . I n c . . L o s A l t o s . C a l i f . . 1 9 ' 7 7 .1 7 5
p a g e s .$ 6 . 9 5 ( s o f t c o v e r ) , $ 1 2 . 0 0( h a r d c o v e r ) .
T h i s b o o k , b y t w o g e o l o g i c a le d i t o r s , i s a n e x p a n d e dv e r s i o n o f
Geov,riting A Guide to Wriling, Ediling, and Printing in Earth
Science (American Geological Institute, 1974), edited by the same
a u t h o r s t o g e t h e rw i t h P e t e r F e n n e r . W h i l e i t i s i n t e n d e df o r e n g i n e e r s a n d s c i e n t i s t so f a l l k i n d s , m a n y o f t h e e x a m p l e sg i v e n a r e
g e o l o g i c a li n n a t u r e , a n d t h e b o o k i s t h u s p a r t i c u l a r l y s u i t e d f o r
writers in the geological sciences.In the preface they state "With
this book we hope to prepareyou for the ordeal and triumph of
p u b l i s h i n g .I t i s a g u i d e b o o k o n h o w t o w r i t e w h a t y o u h a v e t o s a y
a n d h o w t o g e t i t i n t o p r i n t . " S p e a k i n ga s a n e d i t o r m y s e l f ,I t h i n k
they have achievedtheir purpose admirably. If authors would

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s t u d y a n d t h e n a d h e r e t o t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n si n t h i s b o o k , t h e
path to publication would be smoothed for all concerned.
B n r e NM n s o N
S mithsonian I nst itut ion

CHEMICAL PETROLOGY: WITH APPLICATION TO THE

TERRESTRIAL PLANETS AND METEORITES. BY R. F
M u e l l e r a n d S . K . S a x e n a . S p r i n g e r - V e r l a g ,N e w Y o r k , 1 9 7 7 .
394 pages. $29.80.
As its title suggests,this book is an overview of the application
of chemicalprinciplesto an unusuallybroad range of petrologic
p r o b l e m s . I t b e g i n sw i t h t h r e e c h a p t e r sb r i e f l y o u t l i n i n g t h e c h e m ical basis for the petrologic discussion which follows, using both
e q u i l i b r i u m t h e r m o d y n a m i c sa n d k i n e t i c t h e o r y ; t h e m a t e r i a l o n
kinetics is especially good. After a somewhat unnecessarychapter
o n r o c k c l a s s i f i c a t i o nt,h e r e a r e t h r e e c h a p t e r sd e a l i n g w i t h c h e m i c a l a n d p e t r o l o g i c p r o c e s s e si n s p a c e ,i n m e t e o r i t e s ,a n d o n t h e
t e r r e s t r i a lp l a n e t s . F o r t h o s e o f u s w h o s e p e t r o l o g y h a s r e m a i n e d
earthbound, these chapters provide an interesting review of recent
developments elsewhere. Next come four chapters dealing with
m e t a m o r p h i s m .T h e f i r s t i s a s t i m u l a t i n g d i s c u s s i o no f m e t a m o r phic processes,especially the development of microstructures. The
other three present a more or lessconventional review of metamorp h i c e q u i l i b r i a a n d f a c i e s ,c u l m i n a t i n g i n a n e n d l e s ss e r i e so f d i a g r a m s a n d r e a c t i o n s .T h e s e c h a p t e r s c o u l d h a v e b e e n m u c h i m p r o v e d b y t h e a d d i t i o n o f m o r e c r i t i c a l d i s c u s s i o no f c o n f l i c t i n g
experimental data, and especially by an attempt to relate the reactions discussed to some concrete field examples. The book concludes with four chapters on magmas, plutonic rocks, and volcanism, which constitute an admirable and largely successful
attempt to integrate theory, experimental data, and field observat i o n s . T o m y m i n d , t h i s i s t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f usl e c t i o ni n t h e b o o k .
Becauseof the breadth of topics covered, this is a difficult book
to categorize The coverage accorded most topics is too shallow for
u s e a s a t e x t i n a c o n v e n t i o n a l c o u r s e i n i g n e o u so r m e t a m o r p h i c
p e t r o l o g y .A t t h e s a m et i m e , t h e r e i s i n s u f f i c i e n td i s c u s s i o no f b a s i c
t h e r m o d y n a m i c s ,s t a n d a r d s t a t ec o n v e n t i o n s ,a n d t h e l i k e t o m a k e
the book fully suitable for use as a text in a course on phase
e q u i l i b r i a , o r a s a v e h i c l e f o r s e l f - e d u c a t i o nb y a c l a s s i c a l l y - o r i e n t e d p e t r o l o g i s tw i s h i n g t o l e a r n h o w t o a p p l y c h e m i c a lp r i n c i p l e s
to his own problems. Nevertheless,the book does effectively review
m u c h m o d e r n p e t r o l o g i c w o r k , a n d m a n y p e t r o l o g i s t sw h o h a v e
confined their interests to some narrow aspect of the science will
find this a welcome overview of the less familiar ramifications of
their discipline But perhapsthe most important contributions of
this book are contained in the scattered sections dealing with the
mechanisms and kinetics of petrologic processes.These sections
provide few pat answers. Instead, they highlight potential approaches to the understanding of processes,and provide stimulati n g i n s i g h t s i n t o w h a t w i l l s u r e l y b e c o m eo n e o f t h e m o s t e x c i t i n g
fields of petrologic research during the next decade For those
whosebackground in petrology is limited to equilibrium concepts
t h e b o o k p r o v i d e s a s u c c i n c ti n t r o d u c t i o n t o m u c h k i n e t i c t h e o r y
rpplication on petrologicsystems.
The book is attractively put together and well illustrated, but the
number of typographical errors, incorrectly-cited references,and
i n c o r r e c t r e f e r e n c e st o e q u a t i o n s i s d i s t u r b i n g i n a b o o k c o s t i n g
nearly $30.00 from so distinguished a publisher.

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2 N D E D I T I O N . B y H . V a n O l p h e n . J o h n W i l e y a n d S o n s ,N e w
Y o r k , 1 9 ' 1 7 x. v i i i * 3 1 8 p a g e s .$ 2 1 . 5 0 .
T h i s s e c o n d e d i t i o n r e t a i n s t h e s e q u e n c ea n d b a l a n c eo f t r e a t m e n t o f t h e f i r s t e d i t i o n ( 1 9 6 3 ) ,w i t h s o m e r e o r d e r i n g o f m a t e r i a l
into chapters The text is largely the same. New material has been
c o m p r e s s e di n t o s o m e a d d i t i o n a l p a r a g r a p h s ,a n d c i t a t i o n s o f t h e
recent literature have been added.
The first four chapters give a modern account of colloidal syst e m s , i n p a r t i c u l a r o f h y d r o p h o b i c s o l s a n d t h e i r s t a b i l i t y .C h a p t e r
5 g i v e s c l e a r s t r u c t u r a l d e s c r i p t i o no f t h e m o n t m o r i l l o n i t e s ,i l l i t e s ,
k a o l i n i t e s , a n d c h l o r i t e s , w i t h b r i e f p a r a g r a p h so n t h e p a l y g o r s k i t e s a n d t h e m i x e d - l a y e r c l a y s . T h e v e r m i c u l i t e sa r e m e n t i o n e d
o n l y i n p a s s i n g .T h i s s t r u c t u r a l i n f o r m a t i o n i s t h e n u s e d i n d i s cussions of particle size and shape, surface area, and density of
c h a r g e ( c h a p . 6 ) , a n d o f t h e e l e c t r i c a ld o u b l e - l a y e rs t r u c t u r e a n d
s t a b i l i t y o f c l a y s u s p e n s i o n s( c h a p . 7 ) . T h e r e a d e ri s t h u s p r e p a r e d
f o r m o r e d e t a i l e dt r e a t m e n t o f t h e p e p t i z a t i o no f c l a y s u s p e n s i o n s
( c h a p . 8 ) a n d o f t e c h n o l o g i c a la p p l i c a t i o n s o f s t a b i l i t y c o n t r o l ,
s e d i m e n t a t i o n f, i l t r a t i o n , a n d f l o w b e h a v i o u r( c h a p . 9 ) . C h a p t e r l 0
d e a l s w i t h i n t e r l a m e l l a ra n d o s m o t i c s w e l l i n g a n d i t s a p p l i c a t i o n s .
Chapter I I presentsa fairly detailed account of the interactions of
c l a y s w i t h o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s .T h e l a s t c h a p t e r o f t h e m a i n t e x t
( c h a p | 2 ) c o n t a i n s a r a t h e r b r i e f t r e a t m e n t o f e l e c t r o k i n e t i ca n d
electrochemical properties of clay-water systems.
This is followed by a27-pagesynopsis and then by a seriesof five
appendices:
I Note on the preparationof clay suspension
l l . M i s c e l l a n e o u sc o m p u t e d d a t a f o r m o n t m o r i l l o n i t e s
l l l E l e c t r i c d o u b l e - l a y e rc o m p u t a t i o n s( m o d i f i e d a n d a m p l i f i e d
as comparedwith the first edition)
IV Van der Waals attraction energy between two layers
V Clay literature
This is an attractive introduction to the colloid chemistry of
clay-water systems This reviewer believes that the author has
c o n s i s t e n t l yo v e r e m p h a s i z e dp o s i t i v e c h a r g e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c sa t t h e
e d g e so f c l a y p a r t i c l e s ,w i t h t h e c o n s e q u e n c et h a t e d g e - p l a t ei n t e r action is also overplayed as compared with edge-edge interaction.
Researches since 1965 have tended to bring the edge-edge case
strongly into the picture, but this is not apparent in the new
e di t i o n .
C. EoruuNo M.rnsunll
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FELDSPAR MINERALS VOLUME II: CHEMICAL AND

TEXTURAL PROPERTIES. By Joseph V. Smith. SpringerVerlag, New York, 1974. xiii + 690 pages. $44 00.
Over the last seventeenyears there have been three international
conferences devoted to the feldspar minerals (at Copenhagen in
1960; at Osfo in 1962; and at Manchester in 1972), resulting in
'Lucas
three conferenceproceedings lCursillos y ConferenciasInsl.
M allada', Fasc. VIII, 196l : N orsk Geologisk TidsskriJi, v. 42, No. 2
(Feldspar Volume), 1962; The Feldspars, Eds. W. S. MacKenzie
a n d J . Z u s s m a n , M a n c h e s t e rU n i v e r s i t y P r e s s ,1 9 7 4 ] .I n a d d i t i o n ,
two general reference books on feldspars have been published
[A S. Marfunin (1966) The Feldspars-Phase Relations, Optical
Properties, and Geologic Distributions; Engl Trans., Israel Prog.
Sci. Trans. Jerusalem; T. F. W Barth (1969) Feldspars, Wiley-

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I n t e r s c i e n c eN, e w Y o r k ] , a n d a b i b l i o g r a p h yo f t h e f e l d s p a rl i t e r a ture appeared in 1969 [D R Waldbaum (1969) A Bibliography oJ
the Feldspars,University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michiganl. Most
r e c e n t l y ,t h e M i n e r a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y o f A m e r i c a s p o n s o r e da s h o r t
c o u r s e o n t h e f e l d s p a rm i n e r a l s h e l d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e 1 9 7 5
a n n u a l m e e t i n go f t h e G e o l o g i c a l S o c i e t yo f A m e r i c a i n S a l t L a k e
City, Utah (Mineral Soc. Am Short Course Notes, v 2).
T h e f i v e f e l d s p a rv o l u m e s c i t e d a b o v e p u b l i s h e d p r i o r t o 1 9 7 5
sampleonly part of the voluminous and often confusingfeldspar
l i t e r a t u r e p u b l i s h e d i n m i n e r a l o g i c a la n d g e o l o g i c a lj o u r n a l s a n d
offer little in the way of critical guidance. J. V. Smith's Feldspar
Minerals Volumes I and I1 critically review and organize in an
e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l ef a s h i o n t h e e x t e n s i v ef e l d s p a r l i t e r a t u r e ( 1 7 8 5 1973) on crystal structures and physical properties (Votume I) and
chemical and textural properties(Volume /1). When companion
Volume III on phase equilibria and natural occurrence appears!
m i n e r a l o g i s t sw i l l h a v e a v a i l a b l e a t h r e e - v o l u m e s e t c o n t a i n i n g
" e v e r y t h i n gy o u a l w a y sw a n t e d t o k n o w a b o u t ( f e l d s p a r s )b u t w e r e
afraid to ask."
Volume II presents encyclopedic coverage of chemical and textu r a l p r o p e r t i e s o f t h e f e l d s p a r si n e i g h t c h a p t e r s , n u m b e r e d l 3
t h r o u g h 2 0 , d e v o t e dt o a n a l y t i c a lt e c h n i q u e s( I 3 ) , c h e m i c a lp r o p e r t i e s ( 1 4 ) , g e n e r a lr e v i e wo f g r o w t h , d i f f u s i o n ,a n d i n t e r g r o w t h( 1 5 ) ,
d i f f u s i o n ( 1 6 ) , c r y s t a l g r o w t h a n d d e f e c t s( 1 7 ) , t w i n s a n d r e l a t e d
structures(18), intimate feldspar intergrowths (19), and interg r o w t h s o f f e l d s p a r s w i t h o t h e r m i n e r a l s ( 2 0 ) . A r e f e r e n c el i s t
follows each chapter, and subject, name, locality, and rock type
i n d e x e sa p p e a ra t t h e e n d o f t h e b o o k . T h e r e a r e a t o t a l o f 6 6 t a b l e s
a n d 2 l I w e l l - d o n el i n e d r a w i n g s a n d p h o t o m i c r o g r a p h s .
Each section of Volume 11 begins with a brief historical account
a n d a s t a t e m e n tc o n c e r n i n go r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e s e c t i o n ,f o l l o w e d
b y a n o b j e c t i v es u m m a r y o f o b s e r v a t i o n s e
, x p e r i m e n t s ,a n d t h e o ries from the literature. Perhaps the most appealing feature of the
b o o k i s t h e m a n n e r i n w h i c h S m i t h h a s c l e a r l y s e p a r a t e dt h e
o b s e r v a t i o n s ,e x p e r i m e n t a l d a t a , a n d i d e a s o f o t h e r s f r o m h i s
e v a l u a t i o n o f o b s e r v a t i o n s ,e x p e r i m e n t a l r e s u l t s , a n d p a s t a n d
p r e s e n t t h e o r i e s T h e s t u d e n t o f f e l d s p a r sm a y n o t a l w a y s a g r e e
w i t h S m i t h ' s o p i n i o n s , b u t h e l s h e w i l l f i n d t h e m c l e a r l y s t a t e d .I n
a d d i t i o n , S m i t h p o i n t s o u t m a n y o f t h e u n s o l v e df e l d s p a rp r o b l e m s
a n d d e f i n e sa n u m b e r o f n e w o n e s f o r f u t u r e r e s e a r c h .
T u r n i n g n e x t t o f l a w s , C h a p t e r l 5 p r e s e n t sa d i s a p p o i n t i n g r e view of growth and diffusion processesand defects. Furthermore,
t h e g e n e r a lt h e o r e t i c a ld i s c u s s i o n so f t h e s e p r o c e s s e isn C h a p t e r l 6
( D i f f u s i o n ) a n d l 7 ( G r o w t h a n d D e f e c t s )a r e i n a d e q u a t e A b r i e f
synthesis of relevant theory from the extensive materials-science
a n d m e t a l l u r g i c a l i t e r a t u r eo n t h e s es u b j e c t sw o u l d h a v e g i v e n t h e
reader useful background information for evaluating past and
f u t u r e w o r k o n g r o w t h , d i f f u s i o n ,a n d d e f e c t s
V o l u m eI I i s a m a j o r a n d s i g n i f i c a n tc o n t r i b u t i o n t o m i n e r a l o g y ,
as is Volume 1. Smith's command of the vast feldspar literature is
t r u l y i m p r e s s i v e ,a s i s h i s a b i l i t y t o s y n t h e s i z ea n d o b j e c t i v e l y
c r i t i c i z e p a s t w o r k . S p r i n g e r - V e r l a gi s t o b e c o n g r a t u l a t e d f o r
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