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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195036387

ISBN-139780195036381

eBay Product ID (ePID)4444488

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameIntroduction to Optical Mineralogy

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEarth Sciences / Mineralogy, Linguistics / General

Publication Year1986

TypeTextbook

AuthorNot Available

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight30 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width7.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN85-002937

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal549/.125

SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to serve the needs of students in learning the procedures and theory required to use the petrographic microscope. In the second edition the book has been updated and there has been a number of changes., Every advanced undergraduate in geology must learn how to use a microscope to study rocks and minerals. This well-written, lucid introduction to optical mineralogy combines in one volume both an easy-to-follow explanation of optical theory and a clear detailed description of rocks and minerals. In addition, the author provides an appendix on sample preparation and a useful set of identification tables. A well-written, comprehensive introduction to optical mineralogy., A brand new AA sheet map which features optimised map coverage centered on the more popular areas of the country for leisure activites. The mapping is a clear 1:50,000 scale using data supplied by the Ordnance Survey., This is an ideal textbook for both advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It contains valuable coverage of the optical properties of minerals, as well as up-to-date descriptions of common rock-forming minerals. The chapters on optical theory include discussions of the nature andproperties of light, the petrographic microscope, and the behavior of light in isotropic materials and in uniaxial and biaxial anisotropic materials. Thoroughly revised to include recent developments in the field, the book includes step-by-step procedures to guide students through the determinationof all optical properties by which minerals are routinely identified with a petrographic microscope. Readers will find descriptive information on over 125 common rock forming minerals, and many photomicrographs and illustrations. The book also includes a flow sheet to guide students through theprocess of identifying an unknown mineral.

LC Classification NumberQE369.O6