Optical Mineralogy: Principles and Practice

by Raymond Bonnett, Allan J. Hall, Colin D. Gribble

Covering theory and practice, this wide-ranging introductory textbook covers the main optical properties of rock-forming minerals that can be recognized under the polarizing microscope. The authors elucidate the basic elements of microscopy, the theory of light transmission through translucent minerals, and the properties of light reflected from opaque minerals. They discuss properties of the main silicate and non-silicate minerals, both translucent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857280148
• ISBN13: 9781857280142
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"