"Water" in Normally Anhydrous Minerals

拟议的研究涉及水的作用， 氢氧化物在名义上无水的材料。 的焦点 这项研究将确定这些“网站”， 主相含水组分的相关性 种型和浓度与宿主特性 阶段，并阐明这些物种之间的变化 不同的地质环境。 这将是完成 通过光谱研究计划， 自然和实验室的计算机模拟- 合成硅酸盐和氧化物相。 结果 研究应该增加我们对这种方式的理解， 这些微量的“含水”成分会影响 例如机械强度、光学性能、电介质 常数和对宿主电离辐射的反应 相位

The proposed research concerns the role of water and hydroxide in nominally anhydrous materials. The focus of the study will be on determining the "sites" of these hydrous components in the host phase, on correlation of species type and concentration with properties of the host phase, and on elucidating changes in these species among various geologic environments. This will be accomplished through a program of spectroscopic investigations and computer simulations of both natural and laboratory- synthesized silicate and oxide phases. Results of the research should increase our understanding of the manner in which these trace "hydrous" components influence properties such as mechanical strength, optical behavior, dielectric constants, and response to ionizing radiation of the host phase.