This book provides exposition of a large spectrum of geological geochemicaland geophysical problems that are amenable to thermodynamic analysis. It alsoincludes... » 

This book provides exposition of a large spectrum of geological geochemicaland geophysical problems that are amenable to thermodynamic analysis. It alsoincludes selected problems in planetary sciences relationships betweenthermodynamics and microscopic properties particle size effects methods ofapproximation of thermodynamic properties of minerals and some kineticramifications of entropy production. Many of these features are frequentlymissing in textbooks but are very important with respect to problems in Earthand Planetary Sciences. The textbook will enable graduate students andresearchers alike to develop an appreciation of the fundamental principles ofthermodynamics and their wide ranging applications to natural processes andsystems. «