Diffusion in minerals and melts / Диффузия в минералах и расплавах

Geologists often need to apply diffusion theory and data to understand the degree of mass transfer, infer temperature-time histories, and address a wide range of geological problems. The aim of this volume is to provide practitioners the necessary background and data for such applications. We have made efforts to present a comprehensive overview, with discussion and assessment of diffusion data in a broad range of rock-forming minerals and all geologically relevant melts. Extensive data tables are provided as online supplements (as well as at websites maintained by individual authors), both for general usage by readers, and for experimentalists and theoreticians in the field to develop greater understanding of diffusion and plan future research directions.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the authors of individual chapters, and those who reviewed the chapters. The reviewers are: Don Baker, Harald Behrens, Bill Carlson, Michael Carroll, Fidel Costa, John Farver, John Ferry, Jiba Ganguly, Matt Heizler, Jannick Ingrin, Motoo Ito, David Kohlstedt, Ted Labotka, Chip Lesher, Yan Liang, Thomas Mueller, Jim Mungall, Martin Reich, Rick Ryerson, Jim Shelby, Frank Spera, Jim Van Orman, Yong-Fei Zheng, and anonymous reviewers.
This volume and the accompanying short course in Napa Valley were made possible by generous support for student participants from the US National Science Foundation. The preparation of this volume and the short course benefited tremendously from the efforts of Jodi Rosso and Alex Speer. <...>