William M. White wrote Geochemistry by William M. White, a quantitative treatment of Earth materials and chemical processes. Its discussion of multicomponent systems connects thermodynamics, composition and chemical equilibrium with problems involving minerals and natural fluids.[ref]
The connection is useful because a mineral's formula alone does not specify the direction of a reaction. Chemical potentials, activities and the conditions of the surrounding fluid determine which exchanges are thermodynamically favoured.

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