Teaching Mineral Physics
by Pamela C. Burnley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Below are links to a set of web pages that can be used to teach mineral physics topics. Each page contains an introduction, a list of additional literature, and related links.
Instrumentation
A generalized diamond anvil cell assembly with components. Click for larger image.
High Pressure Deformation Experiments
Topics and Techniques
Tensors: Stress, Strain, and Elasticity
These materials are being developed with the support of COMPRES, the Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences, under NSF Cooperative Agreement EAR 10-43050 and is partially supported by UNLV's High Pressure Science and Engineering Center, a DOE NNSA Center of Excellence supported under DOE NNSA Cooperative Agreement No. DE FC52-06NA26274.