Download or read book Theoretical Studies of Phase Transformations of Mantle Minerals written by Frederic C. Marton and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theoretical computational methods of mineral physics are powerful tools with which to investigate the materials of the Earth's deep interior. Here I use both quantum mechanical and themodynamical models to study the phase transformations of mantle minerals, discussing the implications of my results for high-pressure, high-temperature experimental research, modeling of thermodynamic processes under geological conditions, and plate tectonics.