Mainly concerned with the arrangements of atoms in a crystalline array and the nature of their chemical bonding in minerals, this book emphasizes the relationships of atomic and electronic structure, chemical bonding, symmetry of regular and distorted atomic arrays and optical properties of crystalline minerals. 1988 edition.
General Chemistry by Linus Pauling Revised third edition of classic first-year text by Nobel laureate. Atomic and molecular structure, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics correlated with descriptive chemistry. Problems.
Symmetry and Spectroscopy: An Introduction to Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy by Daniel C. Harris, Michael D. Bertolucci Informal, effective undergraduate-level text introduces vibrational and electronic spectroscopy, presenting applications of group theory to the interpretation of UV, visible, and infrared spectra. 200 problems with solutions. Numerous illustrations.
Introduction to Crystallography by Donald E. Sands Clear, concise explanation of logical development of basic crystallographic concepts. Topics include crystals and lattices, symmetry, x-ray diffraction, and more. Problems, with answers. 114 illustrations. 1969 edition.
