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Paperback | 21 September 2010 | Edition Number 2

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Astromineralogy deals with the science of gathering mineralogical information from the astronomical spectroscopy of asteroids, comets and dust in the circumstellar environments in general. This field has received a tremendous boost with the reliable identification of minerals by the Infrared Space Observatory. The first edition of this book, published in 2003, was the first comprehensive and coherent account of this exciting field. Data obtained in the meantime with the Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope, the stardust mission to the comet 81P / Wild 2, and with the Cassini mission, together with progress in ground-based observations and laboratory astrophysics form the basis for this updated and widely extended second edition.Beyond addressing the specialist in the field, the book is intended as a high-level but readable introduction to astromineralogy for both the nonspecialist researcher and the advanced student.

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From Dust Astrophysics Towards Dust Mineralogy - A Historical Review	p. 1
Astrophysics and Cosmic Mineralogy	p. 2
Interstellar Dust on the Way to Astrophysical Topicality	p. 5
Heuristic Dust Modelling with Refractory Grains	p. 13
Dust Mineralogy via Spectral Analysis	p. 23
The Laboratory Base of Cosmic Dust Mineralogy	p. 36
Mineral Identification by Spectroscopy	p. 46
References	p. 51
Formation and Evolution of Minerals in Accretion Disks and Stellar Outflows	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Dust-Forming Objects and Their Element Abundances	p. 62
Equilibrium Condensation	p. 66
Dust Growth Processes	p. 82
Dust Processing	p. 91
Circumstellar Dust Shells	p. 101
Dust in Protoplanetary Accretion Discs	p. 111
Concluding Remarks	p. 136
References	p. 137
The Mineralogy of Interstellar and Circumstellar Dust in Galaxies	p. 143
Introduction	p. 144
Observations and Identification	p. 145
Observational Astromineralogical Results	p. 149
Life-Cycle of Dust	p. 169
Dust in Extragalactic Environments	p. 186
Conclusions and Future Directions	p. 193
References	p. 194
The Mineralogy of Cometary Dust	p. 203
Introduction	p. 204
Mineralogy from Infrared Spectroscopy	p. 205
In Situ Sampling	p. 210
Interplanetary Dust Particles of Probable Cometary Origin	p. 211
Mineralogy of the Wild 2 Sample	p. 212
Origins of Cometary Silicates	p. 221
Discussion and Conclusions	p. 224
References	p. 226
The In-Situ Study of Solid Particles in the Solar System	p. 233
Introduction	p. 233
The Basis of Dust Measurements	p. 236
In-Situ Measurements of Interplanetary Dust	p. 240
In-Situ Studies at Comets	p. 243
In-Situ Detection of Interstellar Dust	p. 247
Discussion	p. 252
Summary	p. 253
References	p. 253
The Astromineralogy of Interplanetary Dust Particles	p. 259
Introduction	p. 260
Specimen Preparation and Analytical Methods	p. 261
Astrominerals in IDPs	p. 265
Astromaterials in Comet 81P/Wild 2	p. 272
Conclusions	p. 273
References	p. 273
The Most Primitive Material in Meteorites	p. 277
The Most Primitive Material in Meteorites	p. 278
Overview: Identification and Isolation	p. 279
Isotopic Structures and Stellar Sources	p. 285
Nucleosynthesis Inferred	p. 295
Mineralogy and Morphology	p. 298
Detection in Space	p. 301
Age and History	p. 303
Summary	p. 306
References	p. 307
Laboratory Astrophysics of Cosmic Dust Analogues	p. 313
Introduction	p. 313
What are Cosmic Dust Analogue Materials?	p. 314
Material Production and Characterization	p. 315
Measurement of Optical Properties	p. 318
Interpretation of Astronomical Data	p. 321
Conclusions	p. 326
References	p. 327
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