Volume 42 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry covers the Applications in the Geosciences
via Molecular Modeling Theory. We hope the content of this review volume will help the
interested reader to quickly develop an appreciation for the fundamental theories behind the
molecular modeling tools and to become aware of the limits in applying these state-of-the-art
methods to solve geosciences problems.The review chapters in this volume were the basis for a
short course on molecular modeling theory jointly sponsored by the Geochemical Society (GS) and
the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) May 18-20 2001 in Roanoke Virginia which was held
prior to the 2001 Goldschmidt Conference in nearby Hot Springs Virginia.
