A Multiscale Simulation Method and Its Application to Determine the Mechanical Behavior of Heterogeneous Geomaterials

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Crystal</td><td class="align_center">Chemical composition</td><td class="align_center">Crystal type</td><td class="align_center">Crystal systems</td><td class="align_center">Interparticle interaction</td><td class="align_center">Density/g⋅cm<sup>−3</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Quartz</td><td class="align_center">SiO<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">Atomic crystal</td><td class="align_center">Trigonal</td><td class="align_center">Covalent bond</td><td class="align_center">2.65</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Calcite</td><td class="align_center">CaCO<sub>3</sub></td><td class="align_center">Ionic crystal</td><td class="align_center">Trigonal</td><td class="align_center">Ionic bond, covalent bond</td><td class="align_center">2.71</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of two different mineral crystals.

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