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Atomic theories of phyllosilicates: Quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics, electrostatic theory, and crystal chemistry
Author(s) -
Bleam William F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/92rg01823
Subject(s) - dissolution , chemical bond , chemical physics , crystal chemistry , crystal (programming language) , charge density , crystal structure , quantum chemistry , electrostatics , ion , chemistry , materials science , mineralogy , crystallography , physics , organic chemistry , supramolecular chemistry , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
This is a review of quantum chemical, statistical‐mechanical, electrostatic, and crystal chemical studies of phyllosilicates. Atomic‐level studies have examined the structure and bonding within phyllosilicate layers, the effects of cation substitution on bonding and charge distribution, the structure of water, and the distribution of cations in the interlayer, and the bonding between phyllosilicate layers. The major needs for future research are statistical‐mechanical simulations of ion exchange reactions, electron transport in transition‐metal‐containing phyllosilicates, structure and bonding at phyllosilicate edges, and mechanisms of crystal growth and dissolution.