A Colour Atlas of Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section
Published on 14. June 1999
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-874545-19-4 (ISBN)
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Description
The skills of microscopic observation and of rock and mineral recognition are fundamental to all introductory courses in the earth sciences and related subjects. By helping to answer the question: "What am I supposed to be looking at?", a colour atlas is an invaluable resource in the teaching and learning process. This concise and handy-sized volume, designed for the introductory undergraduate level, explains, with the help of 180 colour photomicrographs, how to observe, describe and identify thin section samples of rocks and minerals using the polarizing microscope. The book highlights important diagnotic features of minerals and deals with all rock types - igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic - giving students the knowledge and confidence to begin to identify specimens for themselves. Each photograph has been specially prepared for the book and has been reproduced in a generous size.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
180 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
561 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-874545-19-4 (9781874545194)
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Content
Part 1 Optical Mineralogy: The polarizing microscope; description of minerals. Part 2 Minerals: Olvine; Orthopyroxene; Clinopyroxene; two pyroxene intergrowth; Amphibole; Biotite; Muscovite; Quartz; Feldspars; Sanidine; Microline; Plagioclase; Nepheline; Calcite; Garnet. Part 3 Igneous Rocks: Peridotite; Olivine-riche basalt; Basalt; Alkali dolerite; Olivine gabbro; Gabbro; Andesite; Diorite; Grano diorite; Rhyolite; Microgranite; Granite; Alkali granite; Phonolite; Nepheline syenite; Leucitite; Lamprophyre; Ignimbrite. Part 4 Sedimentary Rocks: Quartz arenite; Sub arkose; Arkose; Sublitharenite; Greywacke; Micaceous sandstone; Calcareous sandstone; Glauconitic sandstone; Ooid grainstone; Ooid packstone; Bioclast packstone; Bioclast wackestone; Intraclast grainstone; Peloid grainstone; Carbonate mudstone; Dolomite; Chert; Evaporite; Ironstone; Volcaniclastic rocks. Part 5 Metamorphic Rocks: Mylonite; Biotite hornfels; Andalusite cordierite hornfels; Serpentinite; Chloritoid schist; Garnet mica schist; Diopside forsterite marble; Garnet amphibolite; Kyanite gneiss; Garnet cordierite sillimanite gneiss; Two pyroxene granulite; Anorthosite; Ecologite.