New Developments in Quartz Research: Varieties, Crystal Chemistry and Uses in Technology (Geology and Mineralogy Research Development)

In this book, the authors present new developments in quartz research. Topics discussed in this compilation include the nature of paramagnetic defects in a-Quartz; veined quartz of the Urals; QCM in the active mode; densification of quartz particle beds by tapping; rapid detection for pollutants and bacteria based on quartz crystal microbalance biosensors; novel quartz oscillator measurement for gas composition changes; and detection/adsorption of chemical and biological molecules based on quartz crystal microbalance QCM as sensor.