Intro
Contents
1: Introduction
2: Introduction to Materials and Substance Systems
2.1 Single Crystals
2.1.1 Chemical Deviation From Stoichiometry
2.1.2 Structural Defects
2.2 Ceramics
2.3 Material Systems
2.3.1 Example System CaO-Al2O3-SiO2
2.4 Material Properties
2.4.1 Mechanical Properties
2.4.2 Thermal Properties
References
3: Inorganic Non-metallic Raw Materials
3.1 Natural Stone
3.1.1 Composition and Microstructure of Natural Stones
3.1.2 Physical-Technical Properties
3.1.3 Exploitation and Use of Natural Stone
3.2 Sand and Gravel

3.2.1 Formation and Types of Deposits
3.2.2 Mineral Composition and Chemical Properties
3.2.3 Granulometric Properties
3.2.4 Extraction and Processing
3.2.5 Use of Sands and Gravels in Industry
3.3 Clay Raw Materials
3.3.1 Structure and Classification of Clay Minerals
3.3.2 Refractory Clays
3.3.3 Coarse Ceramic Clays
3.3.4 Special Clays: Kaolin
3.3.5 Special Clays: Bentonite
3.4 Quartz and SiO2 Raw Materials
3.4.1 The SiO2 System
3.4.2 Real Structure of Quartz
3.4.3 Geological Formation of Quartz Raw Materials
3.4.4 Industrial Use
3.5 Feldspar

3.5.1 Structure of Feldspar Minerals
3.5.2 Feldspar Raw Materials
3.5.3 Geological Conditions of Formation and Feldspar Deposits
3.6 Mica Minerals
3.7 Carbonates
3.7.1 Unburnt Carbonate Rocks
3.7.2 Burnt Lime, Sintered Dolomite and Sintered Magnesite
3.7.3 Limestone for Cement Production
3.7.4 Deposits of Carbonate Rocks
3.8 Sulphates
3.9 Zeolites
3.9.1 Structure
3.9.2 Properties and Applications
3.9.3 Natural Occurrence and Synthesis
3.10 Mineral Fillers
3.11 Gemstones
3.11.1 Classification and Formation of Precious Stones

3.11.2 Gemstone Properties and Methods of Determination
3.11.3 Gemstone Processing
3.12 Evaporites
3.13 Other Industrial Minerals
3.13.1 Fluorite
3.13.2 Barite
3.13.3 Graphite
3.13.4 Wollastonite
3.13.5 Zircon/Baddeleyite
3.13.6 Garnet Group
3.13.7 Olivine
3.13.8 Apatite
References
4: Ceramic Materials
4.1 Fine Ceramic Silicate Materials
4.1.1 Raw Materials for Silicate Fine Ceramics
4.1.2 Rheological Behaviour of Clay-Water Mixtures
4.1.3 Shaping of Ceramic Bodies
4.1.4 The Ceramic Firing Process
4.1.5 Fine Ceramic Silicate Materials

4.2 Coarse-Ceramic Silicate Materials
4.3 Glazes
References
5: Glass
5.1 The Glass State
5.2 Structure of Glasses
5.3 Glass Materials and Glass Production
5.4 Glass Properties
5.5 Glass Ceramics
References
6: Building Materials and Binders
6.1 Building Materials
6.2 Binders
6.2.1 Gypsum-Based Binders
6.2.2 Limestone-Based Binders
6.2.3 Hydration of Cement
References
7: Refractory Materials
7.1 Refractory Fabric Systems
7.1.1 The Crystalline Normal Pressure Modifications of SiO2
7.1.2 The Binary System SiO2-Al2O3