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Crystal chemistry is the study of the principles of chemistry behind crystals and their use in describing structure-property relations in solids, as well as the chemical properties of periodic structures.[1] The principles that govern the assembly of crystal and glass structures are described, models of many of the technologically important crystal structures (alumina, quartz, perovskite) are studied, and the effect of crystal structure on the various fundamental mechanisms responsible for many physical properties are discussed.
The objectives of the field include:
identifying important raw materials and minerals as well as their names and chemical formulae.
describing the crystal structure of important materials and determining their atomic details
learning the systematics of crystal and glass chemistry.
understanding how physical and chemical properties are related to crystal structure and microstructure.
studying the engineering significance of these ideas and how they relate to foreign products: past, present, and future.
^Griffen (2018-01-01). "Crystal Chemistry". In White, William (ed.). Encyclopedia of Geochemistry. Springer. pp. 331–340. ISBN 978-3-319-39311-7. Retrieved 2024-02-04.